Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has been selling the “Highway Home” remake that was launched earlier this month. “Infamous” stars within the movie alongside aspect Jake Gyllenhaal.
The movie position and promotional obligations pushed McGregor’s octagon return again to, at the least, the tip of the 12 months. Whereas starring within the film was an amazing alternative for McGregor, he would not plan on doing any extra movies sooner or later.
“There isn’t a films extra for me,” McGregor stated in an interview with TalkSport MMA. As an alternative, the Irishman is able to give attention to his preventing profession.
“I’ve two fights left on my UFC contract. We’re nonetheless within the first quarter of 2024. I’ve bought this workload on me proper now as a result of I’ve bought the promotion of the film. I’ve bought St. Patrick’s festivities with the alcohol,” McGregor defined.
“After that, it’s a closed door. So I get to go in and shut the door and map my plan. After which gym-home, gym-home, gym-home. And I hope we get some readability with a date, and I can push in the direction of it. I’m positive we are going to get one thing in by the 12 months finish. That’s what I’m hoping,” McGregor continued.
McGregor’s return has been lengthy awaited. UFC CEO Dana White initially predicted that McGregor could be again in motion in the summertime of 2022. The timetable for McGregor to combat once more stored getting pushed again, however McGregor is prepared to combat as early as this summer season throughout Worldwide Struggle Week.
“I would love that. I might love that,” McGregor stated. “That may be nice for me – June twenty ninth after which the Sphere. After which what? What occurs then? I don’t know. And I ponder do they know? There’s been no discuss like something. So I ponder what subsequent.”
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With two bouts remaining on his present UFC contract, preventing in June and in September would fulfill his contractual obligations to the combat promotion.
McGregor is anticipated to face Michael Chandler in his return, however he is eyeing a fourth combat with Dustin Poirier and a trilogy with Nate Diaz as nicely.
“It is good to see Poirier get that win. That makes this the quadrilogy. We’ll say the true trilogy, the end of it, to place an finish to it, to place a end to it. That may be a enormous bout proper now,” McGregor stated.
“Clearly, I’ve bought the Diaz trilogy. That is what I had stated for the Sphere,” McGregor continued. “There was chilly water placed on (Diaz on the Sphere) publicly off the bat, and I wasn’t pleased with that. I would like dialogue or dialog as a result of if I lose curiosity – and I’m not getting something again – I simply drift off, my man. So I hope I can get one thing in and get dialed in.”
