Forward of his return, former UFC champion Conor McGregor has determined to memory.
‘The Infamous’ is slated to return to the octagon later this yr in opposition to Michael Chandler. Whereas the combat date, and even the burden class the bout will happen in remains to be to be decided, McGregor is wanting in prime situation. The Irishman has possible been aided by his skill to depart the USADA testing pool after breaking his leg in July 2021.
The previous champion broke his leg within the ultimate moments of the primary spherical of his trilogy combat with Dustin Poirier. In consequence, McGregor was unable to proceed, and suffered his second straight loss to ‘The Diamond’. In January 2021, Poirier scored a second-round knockout win to avenge his prior defeat.
Nonetheless, when Conor McGregor returns later this yr, he’ll be making an attempt to earn his first win in over three years. The previous champion has been winless since his UFC 246 most important occasion in opposition to Donald Cerrone in January 2021. In that outing, ‘Cowboy’ suffered a brutal first-round defeat, in what was the only real pay-per-view headliner of his profession.
Whereas the loss was a tough one for the longer term UFC Corridor of Famer, it was one other highlight-reel knockout for the Irishman. Three years on from the competition, McGregor took to Twitter to mirror on the bout.
There, he implored followers to hear for the breaks in Cerrone’s face, which have been attributable to his shoulder strikes. Within the January 2020 welterweight conflict, McGregor landed the strikes within the opening seconds, resulting in the early stoppage win.
