Conor McGregor could also be hinting at a return date from a damaged toe, however Dana White doesn’t even need to entertain that concept till he is aware of the Irish celebrity is definitely wholesome once more.

After dropping out of his scheduled return towards Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29, McGregor made a public look on the Bellator Dublin card Saturday to nook teammate Sinead Kavanagh. Backstage, McGregor — who arrived carrying a pair of slippers relatively than sneakers — provided a tentative timeline for his return but in addition talked about that the remedy for his damaged toe really ended up inflicting him extra ache than anticipated.

“August, September … I’d love,” McGregor informed Extreme MMA. “I’m in restoration mode, it’s three weeks to the day, it occurred three weeks in the past at the moment. I’m nonetheless right here rocking round within the slippers. They’re not dangerous slippers, fortunately they usually’re cozy sufficient however I can’t get right into a shoe but. They put stem cells in my foot. They got here and took it from the again and put it in my foot, 20 mg of stem cells out of my very own again, from the bone marrow in and proper into the break.

“My f*cking toe is sore and I don’t know if the stem cells into the break was the fitting transfer since you understand how chicks put the filler of their face [and it’s all swollen], my f*cking child toe appears to be like like that. I don’t assume it’s the swelling anymore. I feel it’s simply the stem cells in my toe.”

Contemplating it’s already late June, McGregor returning in August or September could be formidable however regardless, the UFC CEO isn’t even contemplating that proper now.

Instantly after McGregor dropped out of his battle, White declared that he wouldn’t start discussing a brand new date for his return till the previous two-division UFC champion was wholesome once more. The identical goes for entertaining the concept about including a brand new date to the UFC’s calendar simply to accommodate McGregor’s preferrred time to battle once more.

In different phrases, White is sticking to his weapons on that topic.

“I don’t know proper now,” White mentioned addressing McGregor on the UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight press convention. “Our schedule is laid out. We’ll see. I’m not doing something till I do know that Conor is wholesome. It’s not even value speaking about.

“What about September? What about October? He’s not prepared. So why even speak about that?”

White additionally wasn’t fascinated with addressing McGregor’s opponent, though all indicators appear to level in the direction of Michael Chandler nonetheless getting that battle each time it really occurs.

As a lot as he desires McGregor again, White doesn’t need to broach the subject of dates, areas, or opponents till he is aware of the most important attract UFC historical past has a clear invoice of well being.

With McGregor nonetheless limping round on a damaged toe, that clearly hasn’t occurred but.

“I’m not interested by Conor combating anyone proper now,” White mentioned. “I’ve no time-frame, I’ve nothing. McGregor’s not even healed but. McGregor’s harm.”