Conor McGregor apologizes to fans after UFC 303 press conference in Dublin postponed at last minute

Conor McGregor insists he wasn’t in control of the decision to postpone the UFC 303 press conference hours before it was scheduled.

Fans feared the worst after he revealed he would not attend a planned press conference for his upcoming comeback fight.

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McGregor is scheduled to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

As the days tick down to the much-anticipated fight, event officials have scheduled a 5 p.m. press conference at Dublin’s 3Arena, but on Monday morning the UFC confirmed the press conference had been postponed.

After hours of speculation that McGregor might pull out of the fight, he has since revealed that forces beyond his control led to the press conference being suspended.

He wrote on social media: “In consultation with the UFC, today’s press conference has been canceled due to a series of obstacles beyond our control.

“I apologize to my Irish fans and those around the world for the inconvenience caused and appreciate all of your passion and support.

“I can’t wait to bring the greatest show of all time to the Octagon.”

Last week, videos circulated of McGregor partying at the Black Forge Inn until the early hours.

This had fans wondering if Notorious was taking his comeback fight seriously, having not entered the Octagon since July 2021.

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On that occasion, McGregor lost his sixth professional MMA fight after suffering a horrific broken leg against Dustin Poirier.

The 35-year-old is set to headline UFC 303 in his comeback to the sport as the sports body’s president Dana White dismissed videos of him partying on social media .

“I don’t know what’s real on the Internet and what’s not,” he said.

“I don’t know in terms of timing; in one of them he has a beard, in one of them he doesn’t have a beard.

“I have no idea, I don’t know if any of this is real or true or anything.

“But Conor is not an idiot and this is obviously a big fight for him.

“He calls it the best comeback in sports history and everything else. So we’ll see what happens.”