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By Michael Gallagher
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Fans have to wonder no more about how serious the knee injury Conor McGregor suffered at UFC 329 is.
The former two-division UFC champion lasted just 69 seconds against Max Holloway before the fight was called off once McGregor couldn’t put weight on his right leg.
After a week of speculation about whether McGregor’s injury would be out short- or long-term, the 38-year-old Irishman took to social media to clear the air with his official prognosis.
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“Update: It was ACL and meniscus,” McGregor posted on X. “It is the same injury as the first Holloway fight, only this time the opposite leg. Quite shocking. I returned to competition within 9 months to fight Diego Brandao back then. With today’s regenerative medicine advancements and improved training methods it is well within my realm to return by next summer. I am walking without a crutch.
"I done leg extension machine work the other day to no issue. So I can walk without aid, and activate my quad under resistance. All very positive. I am maximum discipline and have maintained it fully since the bout. I wonder was I saved from something worse here. I believe so. I would have attended the after party as ‘the man’ and who knows then. I believe I was saved.”
For professional athletes, ACL injuries typically have a 9-12 month recovery timeline.
As McGregor mentioned, he recovered from a previous ACL injury — also suffered against Holloway — in just nine months. However, McGregor was 25 years old at the time, and his body’s ability to recover from serious injuries a lot quicker than it will now.
But for argument’s sake, if McGregor were to step back into the Octagon after nine months, that would put his target return date April 2027.
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