Conor McGregor joined the festivities earlier at this time (Sat., Sept. 21, 2024) on the ‘Joshua vs. Dubois’ mega-event reside on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Wembley Enviornment in London, England, and the previous UFC double champion ended up speaking about his personal preventing future.
In case you forgot, McGregor has been driving the sidelines since struggling a leg harm in his trilogy with Dustin Poirier again in July 2021. That may be a huge layoff for any fighter, particularly one who has a lot else occurring exterior of the cage. McGregor finally made a full restoration and was booked to fulfill Michael Chandler at UFC 303 this previous July. Sadly, “Infamous” suffered a damaged toe and was pressured out of the combat.
Regardless of receiving a variety of backlash for his harm it was the primary time in his UFC profession that McGregor withdrew from a bout. He’s often the one taking fights on quick discover and accepting any sort of opponent simply to remain on a card.
McGregor’s long-awaited return hit one other snag earlier this month when Chandler booked a rematch in opposition to former UFC light-weight champion Charles Oliveira for UFC 309 this November. Chandler was not keen to attend any longer for McGregor, however left the door open for a possible matchup in 2025.
Whereas combat followers had been hoping to see the Irish celebrity compete in 2024, all indicators put to McGregor returning subsequent yr. He echoed the identical sentiment to Ariel Helwani throughout a backstage interview at ‘Joshua vs. Dubois’ on Saturday. Test it out under:
“It’ll be 2025,” stated McGregor when requested when he’ll return to preventing. “We’ll see. My opponent [Michael Chandler] that I had scheduled has bought matched.”
“It’s what it’s,” replied the previous UFC champion about Chandler leaping ship. “I simply take it on board and rock on. My job is to go to the health club, be within the health club, and be in form. One factor is for positive. Every time it’s and wherever it’s, I might be 100% prepared. That’s all I can concentrate on proper now.”
“I need to,” stated McGregor when requested if he’s going to combat twice in 2025. “It’s the promised land. We’ll see.”
Helwani then inquired what is perhaps subsequent for “Infamous” after he fights out his UFC contract. The previous UFC champion expressed uncertainty past subsequent yr.
“I don’t even know,” he stated. “I don’t assume anybody within the area is aware of. I’m the best producing fighter on planet earth proper now. What occurs after this as I’m a free agent I’m not so positive.”
