Conor McGregor continues to offer combat followers blended alerts concerning his long-awaited return to the Octagon.
Final month, McGregor was discovered chargeable for the rape of Nikita Hand at a Dublin lodge in 2018. The UFC star was ordered to pay the sufferer greater than $250,000 in damages plus 1,000,000 {dollars} in authorized charges, however McGregor’s monetary woes didn’t cease there.
Within the ensuing weeks, McGregor was dropped by Correct No. 12 as a spokesman, and retailers all through the UK and Eire stopped promoting any merchandise related to McGregor i.e. his Cast Irish Stout. In consequence, McGregor may reportedly lose $5-10 million monthly.
So, in fact, it ought to come as no shock that the Irish megastar is as soon as once more teasing a return to the Octagon. Throughout a latest trade on X, McGregor claimed to have had a dialog with UFC CEO Dana White about rebooking his beforehand scheduled conflict with former Bellator champion ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler.
As typical, Dana White was aloof when requested about McGregor ever combating underneath the UFC banner once more.
“He hasn’t been fighting here in, I don’t know how long,” White stated throughout the UFC 310 post-fight press convention. “Well, if he does fight, it’ll be sometime next year.”
Is Conor McGregor shifting again to the U.S. following Civil Go well with fallout
With the fallout stemming from his civil swimsuit, McGregor is reportedly contemplating a transfer again to america the place he nonetheless has sturdy assist from followers. Based on one supply per the Irish Mirror:
“Conor has been fully rattled by the devastating fallout on account of shedding the civil case. He’s going to attraction the decision to clear his title. He’s genuinely very upset by all of it and the style wherein he feels he has been betrayed. However the business harm in Britain and Eire has been large with retailers refusing to promote his stout and Correct No 12 whiskey.
“However, the court case has not been as damaging commercially in the United States where most of his fans are standing by him. He wants out of Ireland for the moment and to move back to the States.”
