Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor has a date in thoughts for his final dance.
After a five-year hiatus because of accidents, political ambitions, BKFC duties, authorized points, and suspensions, “The Irishman” returned to the octagon earlier this month at UFC 329 to run it again with Max Holloway. Nonetheless, his comeback plans had been ruined as he tore his ACL and meniscus whereas throwing a wild flying kick simply when the bout began and due to this fact misplaced by TKO (damage) after 69 seconds.
McGregor is set to endure surgical procedure to deal with his proper knee damage. Following restoration and rehabilitation, “The Infamous,” who has one struggle remaining on his UFC contract, had beforehand acknowledged that it’s ‘properly inside his realm to return by subsequent summer season’ with the assistance of “right now’s regenerative drugs developments.”
Moments earlier, the 38-year-old posted behind-the-scenes footage of himself throwing leg kicks on the pads forward of his rematch with Holloway. Within the caption, he additionally revealed the date he has in thoughts for the ultimate struggle of his UFC contract. The Irishman captioned the publish:
“What was to be a generational beating is now to be reset. IFW 2027. The Final Dance.”
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Dana White weighs in on how lengthy Conor McGregor will likely be on the sidelines once more
This previous weekend, on the Zuffa Boxing post-fight presser, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that Conor McGregor is out for a yr. He mentioned:
“We had him on FaceTime tonight ringside, however Conor McGregor is out for a yr.”
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When the Dubliner returns, he has mentioned that his opponent “needs to be” Max Holloway. Even the previous BMF and featherweight champion is able to wait till subsequent yr.
Nonetheless, if the UFC doesn’t need McGregor vs. Holloway 3, the Hawaiian would then need to run it again with newly minted light-weight champion Justin Gaethje, whom Holloway had knocked out chilly at UFC 300.
