Conor McGregor says ‘yacht season’ is coming now Dana White has confirmed comeback news

Conor McGregor is fired up for his comeback fight.

In the immediate aftermath of a stunning UFC 300 event, Dana White officially announced that ‘Notorious’ will return to action against Michael Chandler in the UFC 303 main event.

The fierce rivals will finally get their hands on each other on June 29 in Las Vegas after over a year of waiting.

McGregor and Chandler have been set to face each other since squaring off as coaches on the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter, which they began filming in February last year.

There were several heated moments involving the pair during their time on the reality television show.

None more so than their physical altercation after the Irishman went 0-6 in the competition following Kurt Holobaugh’s come-from-behind win against Team McGregor’s Lee Hammond on episode six.

McGregor took exception to Chandler’s insistence that he wasn’t doing enough for his fighters and retaliated by pushing him in the face as all hell broke loose.

On Sunday, a few hours after the announcement of his fight with Chandler, McGregor posted this clip, with the caption: “Get the jet fired up it’s almost yacht season.”

McGregor owns a luxury Lamborghini yacht worth $3.5million.

He arrived at Fight Island in 2021 on his prized possession for his last outing against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257.

These are the types of luxuries he can come to expect thanks to his money-spinning combat sports career.

McGregor is the highest-paid athlete in UFC history and is estimated to have earned around $20m (base fees) from his fights in MMA’s premier promotion.

His career-best UFC payday came in his last company outing against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, where he banked just over $5m.

Meanwhile, in boxing, he received a staggering $30m for his professional debut against Floyd Mayweather five years prior.

It is unlikely McGregor will ever garner a fee as high as this to fight again, especially in the UFC.

But it would make sense for him to earn more against Chandler than he did against Poirier as it would have required a hefty prize pot to tempt McGregor back into the Octagon after a three-year layoff.

One thing that will certainly boost his earnings is a healthy pay-per-view buy rate.

McGregor is usually given a large chunk of the revenue generated from PPV buys for his bouts and is expected to have struck a similar deal for the Chandler fight.

Chandler has predicted that their upcoming clash can sell 2m PPV buys.

If his estimations are correct – with ESPN’s PPV price now set at $79.99 – then it would rake in $180m for 2m buys.