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Conor McGregor to return to UFC in early 2025, says boss Dana White

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Published 1 year ago

UFC boss Dana White said he anticipates Conor McGregor (36) will return to the Octagon in "early 2025."

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgregor-conor/zmTtk3ch/"]McGregor[/a] hasn't fought since sustaining a broken leg in a July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.[/p][p]The Irishman had to pull out of a fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June due to a broken toe.[/p][p]McGregor, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, had been campaigning to fight at UFC 310 in Las Vegas in December.[/p][embed guid="e35a944d-5e81-4002-b9b4-d40f3619cd5d" url="https://twitter.com/ChampRDS/status/1833433748685066620" social-type="twitter" /][p]Speaking to the New York Post ahead of Saturday's 'Noche UFC' event, White confirmed that McGregor will not make his comeback before the end of this year.[/p][p][b]"Let me tell you this, I was the one this year saying I don't think he's going to fight this year, amid all the talk and everything else,"[/b] White said.[/p][p][b]"Conor McGregor will fight next year, early 2025."[/b][/p]

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