McGregor recently made a surprise appearance in an exhibition
boxing match in his home country.
Video has surfaced of the former
UFC two-division champion competing in a three-round bout at
the Crumlin Boxing Club in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday. In the
videos, McGregor enjoys success in exchanges, forcing a pair of
standing eight counts during the match.
Getting in Some Rounds
McGregor’s latest activity is sure to spark further speculation
that his return to action could be imminent. The “Notorious” hasn’t
competed since breaking his leg in a loss to Dustin
Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. A scheduled return against
fellow “The Ultimate Fighter 31” coach Michael
Chandler at UFC 303 fell through when McGregor pulled out on
the week of the fight due to a broken toe.
More recently, McGregor lobbied hard to be on the
UFC card — at one point claiming his participation was a “done
deal.” However, when the event was announced, McGregor was not part
of the lineup. There have been rumors that he will make a comeback
in July as part of the UFC’s International Fight Week.
During last week’s post-fight press conference at
UFC Seattle, Dana White did confirm that he was “confident”
that the Irish star would indeed fight again. However, he was
unable to confirm that McGregor would return in July.
“Nothing’s done. Nothing’s even remotely close to being done. Yes
[we’d like him to fight in July],” White said.
“I was pretty optimistic at the end of last year [that McGregor
would fight again.“End of last year, going into this year, I’m
still confident.”