Conor McGregor is struggling to remain motivated because the UFC continues to delay his return to the Octagon.
It’s been almost three years for the reason that Irishman suffered a brutal leg break in his trilogy struggle with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor’s return to motion seems to be quickly approaching, however so far no official date has been locked down. On New Yr’s Eve, the previous two-division champion introduced that his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sports activities historical past” would go down on June 29 in the course of the end result of this 12 months’s Worldwide Combat Week in Las Vegas.
Whereas McGregor’s assumed opponent, Michael Chandler, has backed up his claims of the June date, UFC CEO Dana White has downright refused to verify any particulars and has recurrently positioned the blame for extra delays on McGregor’s shoulders.
Talking with The MAC Life whereas attending the premiere of his first characteristic movie, Highway Home, Conor McGregor revealed that he has gone by way of a number of coaching camps so far and is discovering it more and more troublesome to remain motivated because the UFC continues to push again his return date.
“I’m wrapping up this tour, I’ve acquired the St. Paddy’s Day festivities arising, after which I’m gonna get again and regroup,” McGregor stated. “I’m gonna check myself bodily clever on the treadmill and go in regards to the McGregor quick manner and get myself proper again.
“I had a camp in Cannes, the South of France, I had a camp in Dubai the place I had world champions coaching with me the place I hoped for a December date, then a January date. Then it retains getting pushed again, then I lose curiosity and cease full coaching for some time. Not cease coaching, I’ll all the time practice, however cease full coaching and consuming somewhat again. I’m going to return and regroup.”
You Can Catch Conor McGregor in ‘Highway Home’ on March 21
There’s no telling when struggle followers will get their Conor McGregor repair contained in the Octagon, however on March 21, you’ll be able to catch the Irishman as a badass named Knox in Highway Home. Described as an “adrenaline-fueled reimagining of the 80s cult traditional,” the movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko) as “ex-UFC fighter Dalton who takes a job as a bouncer in a Florida Keys roadhouse, solely to find that paradise just isn’t all it appears.”
The movie made its premiere on March 8 and so far, has largely favorable evaluations, sporting a 71% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes. That rating is more likely to change as soon as the film premieres on Amazon Prime Video later this month, however it’s an undeniably encouraging begin for an image that was tormented by quite a lot of manufacturing points.
