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Just over two weeks after suffering a brutal injury at UFC 329, Conor McGregor shared a new training video which included an inspirational message amid his road to recovery.
In the video, McGregor is outdoors using a rowing machine to exercise, just weeks after tearing his ACL and meniscus in his right leg inside the octagon against Max Holloway.
"Where there's a will, there's a way, and where there's a way, there's a billion ways, baby," McGregor says to the camera.
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He continues rowing as a child's voice is heard off-camera, potentially one of McGregor's four children he has with his wife, Dee Devlin, who seems to be filming his training session outside.
"Strong boy. Happy boy. Healthy boy," McGregor says to the child who is off-camera.
"Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Where there’s a way, there are a billion ways. Don’t get stuck on one plan. Grind until you find the angle that works for you," McGregor wrote in his X message.
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At UFC 329, McGregor made his anticipated return to fight after five years away from the Octagon. However, his quick attempt at a jumping kick towards Holloway to begin the first round failed. McGregor then had trouble keeping weight on his leg due to his serious injury.
After multiple attempts to continue fighting, the referee ultimately determined it was time to end the fight, with Holloway picking up the win in 69 seconds via TKO/stoppage. That made it 1-1 between McGregor and Holloway, as the "Notorious" MMA star had previously defeated him by unanimous decision in 2013.
A torn ACL is a brutal injury that often takes many professional athletes up to a year or so to recover from. Some are unable to achieve their previous level of competition once they return from the injury. However, McGregor is showing a strong commitment to it.
In his previous fight five years ago against Dustin Poirier, McGregor also lost in the first round via TKO/stoppage due to fracturing his left tibia and fibula. He ended up with a titanium rod in his left leg, but indicated he was ready to go for his fight earlier this month.
Unfortunately, that didn't work out in his favor, and left plenty of fans disappointed that they didn't get to see a more entertaining fight for the sequel between McGregor and Holloway. The latter said they would have a third matchup in the future, which McGregor has also indicated he wants to do when he returns from his injury.
McGregor will likely be 39 by the time he's able to fight again, and many fighters have decided to call it a career by then. However, he seems intent on proving he can still give MMA fans an entertaining fight before he eventually retires from MMA.
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