Conor McGregor edges closer to UFC return as he uploads clip of him kicking a bag with injured leg
‘Something like a phenomenon!’: Conor McGregor edges closer to UFC return as he uploads clip of him kicking a heavy bag with his injured left leg… almost a year on from breaking his tibia in Dustin Poirier loss
- Former UFC world champion Conor McGregor has shared a new training video
- 33-year-old kicks a heavy bag in the video with his formerly injured left leg
- McGregor snapped his left tibia last year in his defeat to Dustin Poirer
- He said it ‘felt good’ and could be handed a title match as early as this year
Former UFC world champion Conor McGregor has given perhaps the clearest indication yet that he may be nearing a return to the UFC.
The 33-year-old, who snapped his left tibia in the first round of his last fight – the third of his trilogy with Dustin Poirier – back in July last year, has posted an video on Instagram of a training session where he kicks a heavy bag with his formerly injured left leg.
The video, captioned: ‘Something like a phenomenon!’ shows McGregor telling his trainer that the kicks were ‘nice’ and that they ‘felt good’.
He then kicked the bag several more times, before walking away in celebration.
Cries of ‘oh yes!’ and ‘perfect!’ followed, indicating the progress made in his rehabilitation from injury.
McGregor has faced several setbacks in training, with an initial target date of April for a return to full training long gone.
The Irishman has been limited to boxing training, but now seems to be upping his rehabilitation ahead of a much-anticipated potential return to the Octagon.
Conor McGregor currently has a 22-6-0 record in the UFC and may be nearing a return
McGregor snapped his left tibia last July in the first round of his fight against Dustin Poirier
McGregor was targeting a return in 2022, but he has now gone over two years without a victory, last defeating Donald Cerrone in 2020 before back-to-back defeats to Poirier last year.
The Dublin-born star is currently ranked eighth in the UFC lightweight rankings, but is targeting a return at welterweight and has demanded a title match against champion Kamaru Usman.
Usman, 35, must defend his championship in a rematch with Englishman Leon Edwards on August 20, and UFC president Dana White may be tempted to fast-track McGregory for a title chance if the opportunity presents itself.
Other possible opponents for McGregor include Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira, who have both set their sites on McGregor, with the former calling his lightweight rival out after demolishing Tony Ferguson last month.
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