A pair weeks in the past on the UFC Corridor of Fame pink carpet, lead play-by-play voice Jon Anik mentioned he was “hopeful” for a Conor McGregor return in 2024.
Not solely that, however Anik mentioned he anticipated McGregor to combat a pair occasions in about eight months as soon as he lastly does return. However till then, so long as McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) continues to say on the sidelines in a layoff that now has reached three years, Anik mentioned he’s rising bored with ready and questioning.
“I’m simply exhausted,” Anik informed MMA Junkie Radio. “It doesn’t imply I dislike him or I’m hating on him. I’m simply exhausted. I suppose I’m pissed off – that’s most likely the best verb relating to a few of Conor McGregor’s inactivity. However largely, I believe a variety of this has been out of his management. It’s not all the time straightforward being the most important celebrity in combined martial arts. It actually isn’t straightforward if you snap your leg in half, after which clearly he had a setback on this most up-to-date coaching camp.”
McGregor was coaching for the UFC 303 essential occasion vs. Michael Chandler, a long-discussed combat that lastly got here to fruition about 18 months after it first was recognized.
Anik thinks as soon as McGregor, 35, has his subsequent combat scheduled, he’ll all of the sudden turn into a extra frequent fighter. It might sound unrealistic, however Anik maintains a excessive diploma of hope about what’s on the horizon for the brash Irishman.
“I’ve obtained to remain constant when it comes to my thesis assertion on Conor: Tt’s that he’s going to benefit from the yacht life a complete lot extra with a pair extra MMA (wins), or on the very least fights – high-profile fights and the combined martial artists in there.
“The skilled athlete in there, the competitor in there, is such that I anticipate him to attempt to come again and combat a few occasions right here briefly order. I’ve been very fallacious earlier than. … There’s no leisure exercise or boxing ring that’s going to do for him, what a win over Michael Chandler and a few of these different guys can do.”
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