There are some athletes who acquire and achieve unparalleled amounts of fame and laurels so much so they become synonymous to their respective sport. Likewise, Irish great Conor McGregor is synonymous to the sport of the mixed martial arts.
The Irishman last fought Dustin Poirier when he broke his foot towards the end of the first round in 2021. The MMA world has been waiting for his return ever since. Conor recently made headlines when he accused UFC of miscommunication over his return to fighting. UFC president cleared the air on the same recently.
Dana White and Conor McGregor in Disagreement
The return of Conor in the UFC will arguably create some massive headlines all over the world. Conor in an interview made it clear that he was not content with how the UFC was handling his return. Dana White in an interview given to Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Hen said,
There’s no lack of communication, not at all. He has obligations right now to promote his movie. This is an obligation he has to do.
He added,
He’s been a great partner for us. So I would like to be a good partner again. Conor needed this time to take off and handle his obligations, and now, once this is over, he can get back into full-time training, which means from Thursday on, we can start talking about fights for Conor.
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Dana made it clear that Conor being his versatile self was busy working on his Hollywood project. He ensured he’ll do justice to his biggest star making his return to the octagon. It’ll be interesting to see if Conor can go on another kill streak in the UFC.
Michael Chandler was one of the top names being brought up for being McGregor’s opponent. The duo of Chandler and Conor even coached the last season of TUF. If Conor in fact faces Chandler it’ll be quite intriguing to witness how does Conor deal with Michael’s explosiveness and how does Chandler deals with Conor’s precision.
Time will tell if the two-division champion will make his return to his roots this year or not.
