Michael Chandler appeared to go away his coaching camp forward of his showdown with Conor McGregor, casting large doubt over their struggle.

Chandler posted a cryptic message on Instagram hinting that he was heading residence to Tennessee regardless of UFC 303 being lower than 4 weeks away.

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The pair are resulting from go head-to-head in the principle occasion in Las Vegas on June 29.

McGregor has not been within the Octagon for 3 years and his comeback has been lengthy awaited, in the meantime Chandler has been out of motion since November 2022.

Fears began rising in regards to the standing of the struggle when the UFC cancelled a scheduled press convention in Eire on Monday simply hours earlier than it was resulting from start.

McGregor launched a press release on social media saying it was cancelled resulting from a ‘sequence of obstacles exterior of our management’.

Journalist Ariel Helwani then reported that the UFC had been sounding out potential replacements for the struggle.

He wrote: “The hope continues to be that the struggle is on. There’s positivity, I might say. However they’ve despatched out feelers to see who would possibly be capable to fill in, both as a alternative or a wholly new struggle on the prime of the invoice. Nonetheless growing, and nonetheless a while.”

In a single day on Tuesday, Chandler dropped the largest trace but that the struggle was not going to happen.

He wrote on Instagram: “In case you’re searching for me, I’ll be out in Tennessee. No approach out of the life we selected… Stroll On.

“See you on the prime!”

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Chandler had been in his struggle camp in Florida, however seems to be leaving that camp to go residence.

No official phrase has been given by the UFC, or McGregor himself, that the struggle has been cancelled.