Conor McGregor is getting closer and closer to making his UFC return.
“Very good. It’s getting there, day by day,” McGregor told SevereMMA on Friday night at Bellator 275 in Dublin when asked for an update on his recovery.
” Day by day I feel better. Although they tell me to take it easy, I know I have the ability to go. I need to let my guard down and do what is best .”
McGregor, 33, continues to rehabilitate his left leg after suffering grisly fractures of both his tibia and fibula in his July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
The former two-division UFC champion said Friday that his recovery has gone well and he expects to be able to resume significant activity in the gym within the next two months.
“April. They said that I could spar again, and they can also box again basically,” McGregor stated. So I will just take each day as it comes. Now, hopefully, when I return sparring I will know how I feel and my weight. Do you see what I’m referring to? So I think I will develop my own style. I shadowboxed a lot lately, and it feels like I am just starting to get the hang of myself. But I feel good. Because I feel grounded, I can easily stop and go. The little twists and torques are all that matter. I just have to keep my eyes open.
“But it will all be here today and gone tomorrow in my head. The bone will recover, it’ll connect back to itself and it’ll be like it never happened.”
McGregor has been sidelined since his first-round TKO loss to Poirier, which marked his second straight knockout loss to the American and ended his trilogy with Poirier, who went on to lose to Charles Oliveira in a bid to capture the UFC lightweight title in at UFC 269.
Both of McGregor’s two fights against Poirier in 2021 were contested at 155 pounds, and “The Notorious” said Friday that he isn’t sure yet which weight he’ll compete at for his UFC comeback, however he expects to return at either lightweight or welterweight.
He also offered a word of advice to Oliveira, who’s set to defend his UFC title against Justin Gaethje on May 7 at UFC 274 but has called out McGregor in the past.
“If your man’s wise, he might give it another month or two,” McGregor said of Oliveira. “July seems OK for me. I can’t say too early, but July, if I’m sparring in April, May, June, July — I could slap the head off of most of these guys at the end of April.”
If McGregor does return in the summer as he expects, his entry back into the 155-pound division could throw a monkey wrench into a title picture that is seemingly being decided on Saturday at UFC Vegas 49, which features Islam Makhachev taking on late-replacement Bobby Green in the main event with a potential title shot on the line.
McGregor lost two of his last fights and has dropped three of his previous four. However, he is still the most popular star in MMA and the most profitable draw ever, and anything is possible with the possibilities that are available to him.
“I just want to compete,” McGregor said. McGregor stated, “I’m sure [I’m one of the best in the world]. is right for me.” You don’t need to prove it — I know that. My name is the double champion. I went to the different sport, I came back. I know that. I don’t have to prove that, I know that. It’s about competing and getting in shape. Then it’s all about enjoying yourself and putting on an entertaining show for my fans. That’s it.
” After I have cleared my leg and feel the kick in my body when I do, I will be able gauge how long it takes to get there. And then I’m going to isolate myself, I’m going to stay away from the pub, I’m going to stay away from my delicious Forge Irish stout, from my tasty, smooth Proper Irish whiskey, and I’m going to dedicate myself to my craft 100 percent — and give it a month or two of that, and see how everything goes, and then make the move.
“I am not in a hurry and I don’t want to rush,” McGregor said. McGregor said, “I’m aware that a lot people support me and I want them to be successful.” I’m going to .”
give my support.
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