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It has been almost 4 years since Conor McGregor final acquired into the UFC Octagon.
McGregor fought Dustin Poirier on July 10, 2021, roughly six months after coming off a loss to him, however broke his leg, which triggered a stoppage within the struggle.
The Irishman was slated to return in opposition to Michael Chandler at UFC 303, however the struggle was surprisingly canceled resulting from McGregor breaking his toe.
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Conor McGregor prepares to struggle Dustin Poirier in a UFC 264 light-weight blended martial arts bout, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Picture)
That cancelation was over a 12 months in the past, and McGregor nonetheless has but to get within the ring.
However UFC legend Georges St. Pierre is hoping that McGregor could make the comeback as soon as and for all.
“I hope so. When Conor fights, it is good for the game, good for everybody,” St. Pierre instructed Fox Information Digital at Fanatics Fest in New York this previous weekend. “He introduced extra eyeballs than anybody else within the sport. When it comes to promotion, he is the largest title in blended martial arts of all time. And I simply hope he comes again — if he needs to. If it makes him completely happy, and it is actually what he needs to do, he ought to do it.”
Again in April, McGregor took to social media to state that he would solely return if the struggle have been in a stadium.
Conor McGregor poses throughout a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 229 blended martial arts struggle on Oct. 5, 2018 in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Picture)
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Dana White has beforehand voiced his opposition to internet hosting fights at stadiums. In September, earlier than UFC 306, White made it clear that internet hosting a struggle at a stadium would come on the expense of the fan expertise due to the manufacturing challenges.
“After I placed on a reside occasion on Saturdays, I would like the very best in-house expertise folks can presumably have, and I would like the identical expertise on tv,” he instructed the media throughout a press convention. “I simply don’t perceive why I would wish to do a stadium when, for what? I can get extra folks in there? It simply doesn’t curiosity me.
“What pursuits me is placing on the very best reside occasion. Folks all the time speak about how briskly this sport grew — the reside occasion is a part of the explanation that the game grew like this.”
Conor McGregor (blue gloves) reacts to struggle with Nate Diaz (pink gloves) throughout UFC 202 at T-Cellular Enviornment on Aug. 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (USA At the moment Sports activities/Reuters)
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UFC 306 was hosted on the Sphere in Las Vegas, however White mentioned on the time that it might possible be the final occasion of its type.
Fox Information’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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