Conor McGregor’s SBG Eire teammate Ciaran Clarke says the previous two-division UFC champion is in glorious form forward of a rumored return in December.
“The Infamous” final stepped into the Octagon at UFC 264 for a trilogy battle with Dustin Poirier, however that matchup ended after the primary spherical when McGregor broke his leg.
The Irishman seems to be absolutely healed and lately served as a coach on Season 31 of The Final Fighter, however as of but, he nonetheless doesn’t have an official return battle scheduled.
McGregor’s ongoing absence from the USADA testing pool appeared to sprint any hope of him going through his opposing TUF coach Michael Chandler by the top of the yr, barring a UFC exemption.
That is one thing McGregor is clearly after, with the 35-year-old indicating that he expects to compete someday in December.
Clarke Says McGregor Is Prepared To Battle In December
“The Infamous” nonetheless doesn’t have something really booked for a December return, however throughout a current interview, Clarke claimed his teammate is able to get again into the cage.
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“He’s sharp. He’s simply after receiving the jiu-jitsu black belt, which is properly deserved as a result of his motion and the whole lot,” Clark informed All Out Preventing. “And like I mentioned his thoughts, his thoughts for the sport, he’s so sharp mentally. And once more, that was one thing that I realized from over there. Resting when it is advisable, and giving 100% in each session…And so far as December, he’s gonna be actually sharp, actually prepared for that battle.”
Clarke’s feedback about McGregor will definitely encourage some followers to get excited concerning the Irishman combating in December. General, although, it looks as if the MMA neighborhood is beginning to lose endurance with the previous two-division champion’s behavior of teasing a return with out having something concrete to indicate for it.
At present unbeaten as an expert, Clarke has been with Bellator since 2019 and is about to return at Bellator 299 later this month to tackle Przemysław Górny within the latter fighter’s promotional debut.
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