UFC legend hoping Conor McGregor will return
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Almost four years have passed since then Conor McGregor Finally, I entered the UFC Octagon.
McGregor fought Dustin Poilier On July 10, 2021, about six months after being defeated by him, he broke his leg, causing a halt in the fight.
The Irish were due to return to Michael Chandler at UFC 303, but the fight was surprisingly cancelled as McGregor broke his toe.
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Conor McGregor is preparing to fight Dustin Poirier in a UFC 264 lightweight martial arts match on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas. (John Rocher/AP photo)
That cancellation was over a year ago, and McGregor has not yet been in the ring.
However, UFC legend Georges St. Pierre hopes that McGregor will be able to win a comeback in full.
“I hope so. When Connor fights, it’s good for sports, it’s good for everyone,” St. Pierre told Fox News Digital last weekend at Fanatics Fest in New York. “He has brought more eyes than anyone else in the sport. In terms of promotion, he is the biggest name of the greatest martial arts ever. And I hope he comes back. If it makes him happy, that’s what he really wants to do.”
Back in April, McGregor took him to social media and said he would only return in the case of a fight I was in the stadium.
Conor McGregor will pose at the ritual weigh-in of the UFC 229 mixed martial arts battle held in Las Vegas on October 5, 2018. (John Rocher/AP photo)
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Dana White had previously opposed to holding a fight at the stadium. In September, before UFC 306, White revealed that holding a battle at the stadium would come at the expense of fan experience due to production challenges.
“When we hold live events on Saturday, I want the best in-house experience people can have and I want to have the same experience on television,” he told the media at a press conference. “Why don’t you know why you need to do the stadium for? Can you get more people out there? That’s not interested in me.
“What I’m interested in is to have the best live events. People always talk about how fast the sport has grown. Live events are part of the reason the sport has grown like this.”
Conor McGregor (blue gloves) responds to fight Nate Diaz (Red Gloves) at UFC 202 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20, 2016. (USA Today Sports/Reuters)
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UFC 306 was hosted on a sphere Las Vegas, But White said at the time it was likely to be the final event of its kind.
Paulina Dedaj of Fox News contributed to this report.
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