Conor McGregor has been teasing an octagon return for years and it appears that it could be just around the corner.
The former two-division UFC champion hasn’t fought since UFC 264 in July 2021 when he lost to Dustin Poirier after suffering a gruesome leg injury. It was his second consecutive loss to “The Diamond” and the Irishman has been on the sidelines since.
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The 37 year-old was scheduled to make the walk to the octagon at UFC 303 in July 2024 against Michael Chandler but pulled out of the event citing a toe injury. The whispers around a McGregor return have grown louder over the last year with the announced of the UFC White House event. Of course, he’s not competing on the UFC Freedom 250 fight card but there’s chatter about him returning during International Fight Week.
Over the weekend, McGregor gave a positive update on a potential return via social media along with a series of training phots.
“Legs still sharper than a guillotine,” McGregor wrote on Instagram. “Training with the young wolves, sharpening the blade. The return is coming whether they like it or not.”
Despite having not won a fight since early 2020, McGregor remains the sports’ biggest star. The highest selling UFC pay-per-view event is UFC 229. McGregor headlined the fight card against former lightweight titleholder Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Top 5 all have McGregor at the top of the bill.
