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By James Brizuela
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The world continues to wait for UFC and MMA superstar Conor McGregor to fight in the octagon once again. The Irish star was set to face off against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 but was forced out of the fight with a broken toe.
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This led to Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka facing off for the light heavyweight title instead. Though it was a spectacular replacement main event, McGregor's return continues to be at the forefront of everyone's minds.
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The good news is the world might not have to wait too much longer for McGregor to return, as his coach John Kavanagh has revealed a timeline of return for the former UFC champion.
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Kavanaugh spoke to Lucky Block in an exclusive interview to reveal when McGregor could return to the octagon. Kavanagh is asked about a potential December return at UFC 310, and he responds with:
"No, definitely not. If the date came back and was confirmed for September, we're already in heavy training, although we're training remotely together at the moment, he's stateside on I believe a Forged Irish Stout tour. He's visiting a couple of breweries over there and partners, et cetera but we're still sending each other training videos and training plans."
"He's got some training partners over there and the footage I'm getting back, he shared some of it recently, he's looking very sharp to me. If the date was in December, it would be a green light for me anyway."
The broken toe is one that many believed would heal quickly, and it appears that would lead to McGregor returning in Dec. Interestingly, Kavanagh also indicated that McGregor could have returned in Sep.
McGregor has not fought in the octagon since July 2021, when he lost to Dustin Poirier by way of a broken leg. The fight was ruled a TKO, and it was a long road to recovery for McGregor.
Some believed that he would not fight in the UFC again, but that was not going to be the case. McGregor stated many times over he would return, and though that return has taken over three years — it appears the wait is nearly over.
Kavanagh has indicated that December is the likely return month for McGregor, but nothing will be set in stone until UFC President Dana White announces it. Should McGregor make his return at UFC 310, there could be an announcement incoming in the next few weeks.
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