Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has launched his first feedback since being pressured to withdraw from the principle occasion of UFC 303.
The postponement of McGregor’s long-awaited return to the octagon in opposition to Michael Chandler was made official by UFC CEO Dana White on Thursday evening, with the revelation that McGregor suffered an undisclosed damage forward of the June 29 bout. White then introduced {that a} mild heavyweight championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka is the brand new headliner.
McGregor launched an Instagram assertion Saturday confirming he did endure an damage, though no specifics got.
“Very powerful to be dominated out of my scheduled return bout,” McGregor stated. “I picked up an damage previous to the press convention that required extra time to heal than was obtainable to me. The choice to postpone the struggle was not made calmly, however one made in session with my docs, the UFC, and my crew. My followers and opponent deserve me at my greatest for this struggle and we are going to get there!
“Thanks for the messages of assist, I’m in good spirits and assured I’ll be again!”
McGregor hasn’t competed since an damage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021, when he suffered a brutal leg break. Since changing into the UFC’s first-ever simultaneous two-division titleholder with a knockout of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November 2016, “The Infamous” has solely competed 5 instances — with 4 being contained in the octagon, in addition to a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
Throughout that stretch, the 35-year-old has earned only one victory, a 40-second knockout of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January 2020, whereas struggling a pair of TKO losses to Poirier, a submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a stoppage loss to Mayweather in his professional boxing debut.
