Conor McGregor is as soon as once more speaking a few return to the Octagon.
After McGregor did not struggle Michael Chandler at UFC 303 final yr, due to all issues, a damaged pinky toe, followers of the game had been prepared to maneuver up, lastly settle for the truth that we could by no means see ‘The Infamous’ compete once more.
Sadly, McGregor himself has been unwilling to just accept it.
Not lengthy after declaring his candidacy for the presidency of Eire, ‘Mystic Mac’ is now again to selecting a struggle with Chandler, claiming that the 2 nonetheless have “unfinished enterprise” on X.
Ilia Topuria, who’s had his justifiable share of back-and-forths with the Irishman, doesn’t essentially imagine that McGregor desires to struggle once more, however he doesn’t wish to finish his MMA profession on a dropping streak both.
“I don’t suppose that he desires to go away the game with a defeat,” Topuria advised Joe Rogan throughout his look on the JRE podcast. “Proper? I feel he’s going to come back again, attempt to get a win, after which retire within the Octagon.”
McGregor’s final win contained in the Octagon got here in January 2020 through a 40-second knockout of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. He adopted that up with back-to-back losses towards Dustin Poirier, dropping him to 1-4 in his final 5 outings, together with a foray into the candy science towards boxing icon Floyd Mayweather.
Whereas Conor McGregor Teases One other Return, Topuria gears up for a shot at two-division glory
Topuria, alternatively, is gearing up for a possibility to develop into a two-division champion. After vacating the featherweight title earlier this yr, ‘El Matador’ is gearing up for a shot at light-weight gold, rumored to go down at UFC 317.
In all chance, Topuria will problem reigning titleholder Islam Makhachev, although there’s a chance that the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ might vacate his crown, just like what Topuria did, to maneuver up and problem for the welterweight crown.
If that’s the case, Topuria couldn’t discover himself going toe-to-toe with former 155-pound champ Charles Oliveira for the vacated gold.
With UFC 317 solely a few months away, we shouldn’t be too far off from an official announcement, however both manner you slice it, it appears like Topuria shall be headlining Worldwide Struggle Week in Las Vegas.
