Conor McGregor has eased fears about his MMA comeback being delayed by promising ‘multiple fights’ in the not-too-distant future.
The fight legend hasn’t fought since suffering a catastrophic leg injury at UFC 264 in July 2021 but is now fully recovered and preparing for his return.McGregor has not fought since losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July last year where he broke his legrecently revealed that McGregor, who hasn’t been subjected to a drug test in 2022, will need to undergo six months of United States Anti-Doping [USADA] tests before he can fight again.
This means that the earliest ‘Notorious’ can compete again is April 2023, but his return could be pushed back even longer as he is currently busy filming his movie debut in the Dominican Republic. in Amazon Prime’s new re-imagining of the 1980s classic, Road House.While it is currently not known who McGregor will play in his acting debut, it has been confirmed it will be an original character and the charismatic Irishman will not be playing himself.
The film is expected to be released at some point next year and ‘Mystic Mac’ predicts by the time it comes out, he’ll have ‘multiple fights’ under his belt. “I’m feeling crazy confident. Calm. Disattached from emotion. Aware of what I must do and making it happen,” McGregor tweeted.