{"id":296671,"date":"2023-11-11T22:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296671"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:56:05","slug":"dana-white-provides-conor-mcgregor-ufc-comeback-update-after-phone-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/ufc\/dana-white-provides-conor-mcgregor-ufc-comeback-update-after-phone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White provides Conor McGregor UFC comeback update after phone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Deontay Wilder speaks exclusively with Mirror Fighting on Anthony Joshua fight and MMA move<\/h3>\n<p>UFC boss Dana White has claimed that Conor McGregor could return to MMA &#8220;next summer&#8221; following his extended break from the sport. The former UFC\u00a0Featherweight and Lightweight Champion has not fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier but could now seek a return to The Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#8217;s last fight against Poirier came back in UFC 264 in 2021. The bout was a rematch of the pair&#8217;s fight just six months prior which saw the American win via a second-round TKO.<\/p>\n<p>The rematch also ended in the same fate but saw the Irishman only last until near the end of the first round when it was discovered McGregor had\u00a0broken his tibia, rendering him unable to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Over two years on McGregor could be back fighting in the not-so-distant future, according to White. The UFC chief spoke in an interview with the Daily Mail where he provided an update on the Irish fighter&#8217;s current condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/167\/590x\/secondary\/5060530.jpg?r=1699659196586\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s good, he&#8217;s ready,&#8221; White told journalist Adam Glyn. &#8220;He wants to [fight]. He&#8217;s got to sit out for the six months to get back into the drug-testing pool. So realistically we could be looking at him next summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>White&#8217;s comments come with McGregor set to fight MMA star Michael Chandler following the pair&#8217;s appearance in the latest series of The Ultimate Fighter. The show sees both athletes take on the roles of coaches before facing each other in the ring, however, McGregor has remained coy about fighting his American opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old has since posted videos of himself back in training and recently took to X to show off his sparring skills in the gym.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/167\/590x\/secondary\/5060531.jpg?r=1699659196651\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/g> <defs> <clipPath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"\/> <\/clipPath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>UFC legend Anderson Silva looks unrecognisable a year after Jake Paul defeat[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Eddie Hearn sends stern warning to Deontay Wilder over Francis Ngannou fight[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Conor McGregor sees his ridiculous UFC pay-outs for nine fights leaked in court[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McGregor has insisted that he is ready to compete once again and believes he will be ready in April. Speaking during Francis Ngannou&#8217;s heavyweight fight against Tyson Fury via TNT Sports, he remarked:\u00a0&#8220;I\u2019m in a great place, my body\u2019s fully healed. Hopefully April, they\u2019re saying April. So I\u2019m happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would have loved [to have returned in] December, I would have dialled in here earlier. But I want to be honest, not just with myself but to my fans and what not. April\u2019s a lovely run up for me, I\u2019d be happy with that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m in a good spot. I\u2019ve been training, I\u2019ve been living also but I\u2019ve been training. Hopefully I can get the run off, get that consistency going. I deserve it. It\u2019s almost three years now that I\u2019ve been kept from my way of living. So I\u2019m eager to get back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite his claims,\u00a0current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev believes he hasn&#8217;t seen enough of McGregor to see him back in The Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he deserves it, then yes. If he deserves it, he will come back, will win three or four fights,&#8221; he told Match TV. &#8220;In general, if the\u00a0UFC\u00a0leadership offers, I will not miss the fight definitely because I don\u2019t think he deserves it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t even think he deserves it because I don\u2019t believe that he will come back to the winning streak or be able to beat the real contenders and become the number one contender.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/ufc\/1833870\/Dana-White-Conor-McGregor-UFC-comeback\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deontay Wilder speaks exclusively with Mirror Fighting on Anthony Joshua fight and MMA move UFC boss Dana White has claimed that Conor McGregor could return to MMA &#8220;next summer&#8221; following his extended break from the sport. 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