Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor made a shocking look at tonight’s ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 285 tomorrow night time in Las Vegas, Nevada – greeting the gang in attendance on stage earlier than revealing he’s filming a scene for his upcoming Roadhouse performing debut alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight and featherweight champion below the banner of the UFC, returned to ‘Sin Metropolis’ for the primary time since July 2021 final month, the place he touched down in Nevada to start filming for The Final Fighter 31.
The 34-year-old will function an opposing coach on the present towards the present #5 ranked light-weight contender, Michael Chandler, with the duo anticipated to combat on the season’s finish. On the time of publication, an official location, venue, or date for McGregor’s welterweight combat with Chandler has but to be decided by the promotion, nevertheless, a September matchup has been floated.
But to return to the USADA testing pool on the time of publication forward of his return to lively competitors, Conor McGregor made an impromptu look on stage at tonight’s ceremonial weigh-ins, the place he was issued a microphone by UFC colour commentator, Joe Rogan.
Conor McGregor embraces Jon Jones throughout UFC 285 weigh-ins
Greeting the viewers in attendance – in addition to UFC 285 headliner, former two-time gentle heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, McGregor threw quite a few Cast Irish Stout baseball caps into the gang, earlier than revealing how he could be filming a scene for Roadhouse on the ceremonial weigh ins.
Backstage, McGregor additionally met with fellow Dubliner, the unbeaten 10-0 Ian Garry forward of the weigh-ins, with the duo embracing as the only real Irish representatives presently below the banner of the group.
Sidelined since headlining UFC 264, Conor McGregor fractured his left tibia and fibula en path to a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to former interim light-weight titleholder, Dustin Poirier.
