CONOR MCGREGOR has teased an imminent announcement of the "new date" for his UFC return. The MMA superstar was set to make his long-awaited cage comeback last month in the main event of UFC 303 in Las Vegas. But a broken pinky toe in one of his final sparring sessions before jetting off to Sin City scuppered his desert dust-up with Michael Chandler .
Team McGregor have earmarked late August or early September for the rescheduled return of the UFC's poster boy. And the Irishman has suggested an announcement could be right around the corner in an X post praising recent comments made by light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira . The Notorious wrote: "Real recognize real.
Excited to secure my new date.” McGregor - the UFC's first simultaneous two-weight world champion - is champing at the bit to get back in the octagon. But UFC supremo Dana White is refusing to start plotting a new date for his return until he gets the all-clear from doctors.
When the prospect of McGregor potentially returning in either August, September or October was put to him, he told Barstool Sports: “None of the above." The veteran promoter additionally said late last month: “I’m not doing anything until I know that Conor is healthy. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S With more sides to his personality than an Octagon, Conor McGregor's rise has been an enthralling watch.
Going from UFC icon to entrepreneur and Hollywood star, the Irishman has transcended the sport he helped bring to the .
