Despite Conor McGregor pulling out, Michael Chandler plans to attend UFC 303: "I made a promise"

Michael Chandler recently announced that he plans to attend UFC 303 despite his bout against Conor McGregor falling through. The welterweight clash between the Irishman and the former Bellator lightweight champion was scheduled to headline the event, but an injury to 'The Notorious' derailed those plans.

The promotion revamped the main card after McGregor was forced to withdraw from the event, which resulted in 'Iron' being removed from the card as well. The changes include Anthony Smith vs. Carlos Ulberg, Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes in the co-main event and Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2 in the main event.

Championship Rounds tweeted a video of Chandler announcing that he will honor the commitment he made and attend UFC 303 as a fan. Chandler mentioned that although his bout may have failed to materialize, he still made a promise to attend the event anyways. He said:

"Just six days ago, it was [Conor] McGregor vs. [Michael] Chandler. It's [UFC 303] my card. It was my card whenever I signed the bout agreement...that I would be at UFC 303. I made a promise, I made a commitment, and that commitment still stands because your word is your bond and without your word, you are no good.

"The definition of integrity is doing what you say you’re going to do, without fail. So yes, I will be at UFC 303. No, I will not be fighting at UFC 303, but I’m going to see through to my commitment."

Check out Michael Chandler's comments below:

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Fans react to Michael Chandler attending UFC 303 following Conor McGregor fight cancellation

Fans weighed in and shared their reaction after Michael Chandler announced that he will be attending UFC 303 despite his bout against Conor McGregor being canceled.

Some fans took a jibe at Chandler for claiming that UFC 303 was his card, while others noted that they felt sorry for him because of the long delay for the McGregor bout. Fans wrote:

"He's just torturing himself at this point"

"Is someone going to tell Mike IT WAS NEVER HIS CARD. He's wasting his own time going. The card would have sold as equally as it has if Conor was fighting a wacky waving inflatable arm wailing tube man!"

"I don't think bud realizes his fight was canceled lol"

Check out the fan reaction tweets regarding Michael Chandler's comments below:

Fan reaction tweets regarding Chandler's comments [Image courtesy: @ChampRDS -X]