Conor McGregor joined the festivities earlier at the moment (Sat., Sept. 21, 2024) on the ‘Joshua vs. Dubois’ mega-event stay 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 combating future.
In case you forgot, McGregor has been using 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 happening exterior of the cage. McGregor ultimately 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 compelled out of the combat.
Regardless of receiving quite a lot 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 brief 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 towards former UFC light-weight champion Charles Oliveira for UFC 309 this November. Chandler was not prepared to attend any longer for McGregor, however left the door open for a possible matchup in 2025.
Whereas combat followers have been hoping to see the Irish celebrity compete in 2024, all indicators put to McGregor returning subsequent 12 months. 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 combating. “We’ll see. My opponent [Michael Chandler] that I had scheduled has received 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 fitness center, be within the fitness center, and be in form. One factor is for certain. Every time it’s and wherever it’s, I will probably be one hundred pc prepared. That’s all I can deal with 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 12 months.
“I don’t even know,” he stated. “I don’t suppose anybody within the area is aware of. I’m the very best producing fighter on planet earth proper now. What occurs after this as I’m a free agent I’m not so certain.”
