Conor McGregor is back!

UFC president Dana White announced that the Irishman and Michael Chandler will be ‘TUF’ coaches in The Ultimate Fighter and will meet at the end.

Jesús MínguezJesusMinguezASUpdate: Feb 4th, 2023 12:41 EST

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King Midas returns. Conor McGregor returns. The news was announced on social media today by UFC president Dana White, who confirmed the Irishman as one of the TUF coaches in season 31 of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter along with Michael Chandler. The Big Brother-style show will be aired on ESPN from 30 May until 15 August in which two teams of fighters will be pitted against each other. The series will climax with McGregor and Chandler fighting each other, with a date and location still to be determined.

McGREGOR vs CHANDLER IS CONFIRMED!!@TheNotoriousMMA and @MikeChandlerMMA will officially coach the next season of #TUF31! pic.twitter.com/effjf0Rg2M

— UFC (@ufc) February 4, 2023

McGregor has been UFC’s brightest star but hasn’t stepped inside an octagon since July 2021, when he suffered a gruesome fractured left tibia in in the first round against Dustin Poirier.

¡FINAL INESPERADO!La Trilogia termino de manera no esperada, un clima que no era el esperado, Conor McGregor sufrio una quebradura en su pierna izquierda.Dustin Poirier Vence a COnor McGregor en el final del primer asalto por detencion medica.#mma … https://t.co/N3DQm40SOD pic.twitter.com/66BYIQRjZU

— LabofMMA (@LabofMma) July 11, 2021