The continued saga of Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon is aware of no finish.
First, the Irishman was presupposed to return on the finish of 2023 for UFC 296 in Madison Sq. Backyard. When that didn’t occur, rumors ran rampant that he would headline the promotion’s subsequent massive landmark occasion on April 13. And whereas that also hasn’t been totally dominated out, it’s trying much less and fewer doubtless as we sit roughly eight weeks away from UFC 300.
On New Yr’s Day, ‘Mystic Mac’ appeared to lastly let the cat out of the bag, claiming he would return on June twenty ninth in the course of the promotion’s Worldwide Battle Week festivities in Las Vegas. Nonetheless, UFC CEO Dana White has now dominated that out, just lately stating McGregor’s quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sport’s historical past” would doubtless occur within the fall of 2024.
“Finally,” White instructed The Pat McAfee Present when requested about McGregor vs. Chandler. “Hopefully this 12 months. There isn’t a date. I’m hoping for the autumn. [Hopefully] we get it completed within the fall.”
On the town for Tremendous Bowl LVIII between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, Conor McGregor doubled down on his January 1 assertion, claiming that he’ll return to the Octagon this summer season regardless of White’s insistence that it ain’t taking place.
“Tremendous Bowl Sunday is likely one of the largest sporting days for my buddies within the States, second solely to the Mac’s return to the octagon this summer season! Good luck to the 49ers and the Chiefs, depart one thing in Vegas for me,” McGregor wrote on X.
Brendan Schaub Provides Attention-grabbing Tackle the drama surrounding Conor McGregor’s return
It has grow to be more and more clear that Conor McGregor and the UFC aren’t on the identical web page. The explanation why and who’s at fault is anybody’s guess, however maybe Brendan Schaub’s latest evaluation of the state of affairs hit the nail on the pinnacle.
