Dana White may have Conor McGregor fight news coming soon, but that doesn’t mean fight fans are sold on the long-awaited return of “Notorious.”
In case you forgot, McGregor was all set for his comeback fight earlier this year at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler. Unfortunately, a broken pinky toe knocked the Irish superstar out of commission for the first time in his storied UFC career. The fight was subsequently canceled and has yet to be re-booked, despite both McGregor and Chandler seemingly ready to compete.
Earlier this week, White teased potential McGregor fight news in the coming weeks. Most believe the promotion is holding off on booking the matchup for UFC 310 this December, but others think UFC may be purposely holding “Notorious” back to leverage his return fight during negotiations for a new broadcast deal. That would be dirty, but the promotion is no stranger to shady practices.
While White seemed excited this week in hopes of finally announcing the re-booked matchup between McGregor and Chandler, UFC fans remain skeptical. This was never more apparent than after “Notorious” shared a video of himself using a slide off the side of his yacht. Fight fans took one look at the fun-filled video and some are convinced McGregor may never fight again.
Check out the video above and a few comments below:
“Pick up the gloves and fight buddy…..”
“When you gonna slide onto a fight card?”
“Michael Chandler after he faces Connor and gets paid.”
“Conor McGregor’s next excuse ‘I broke my back … spinal’”
“Glad to see you using your toe again, another yr or 2 and it’ll be fully healed.”
“Sliding into retirement.”
“This man is not fighting again.”
“Watch you don’t injure yourself lad.”
“Your fight days are over. Sad.”