Conor McGregor lets slip date for UFC return with | Boxing News

Conor McGregor has hinted at a November return to the UFC amid talks over boxing fights with KSI and Logan Paul.

The former two-division UFC kingpin mingling with Logan and his brother Jake during a gathering earlier than Donald Trump‘s inauguration in Washington. They shared a bus experience, with McGregor cosying up to the Paul brothers’ mom, Pam Stepnick, even going as far as capturing and importing a selfie with her, endearingly captioning it: “Lovely lady Pam.”

Yet beneath the cordial exterior, McGregor could not resist poking enjoyable on the Paul siblings, referring to them as ‘facet jobs’ and humorously threatening to slap them, together with YouTuber KSI. Amidst the seemingly congenial exchanges, captured in footage from ‘The Maverick’, McGregor let slip his UFC comeback plans. A verbal jab from Logan about McGregor’s sparse UFC appearances prompted the Irish fighter to retort with a cool trace for Logan to watch out for a November date.

McGregor responded with a snappy, “That’s a good one,” adopted by a cryptic “November, stay tuned” directed on the 29-year-old WWE star. The revelation provides pleasure for followers wanting to see ‘The Notorious’, now 36, step back into the octagon after a hiatus attributable to a leg damage in opposition to Dustin Poirier in 2021.

The much-anticipated conflict between the Irish powerhouse and Michael Chandler hit a snag final 12 months as an damage during coaching pressured the previous to withdraw weeks earlier than their scheduled bout. The final time McGregor triumphed inside the octagon dates back to 2020 when he beat Donald Cerrone. With his most up-to-date combat nearly 4 years prior to now, many supporters are sceptical about whether or not McGregor’s glory days are actually behind him.

Adding to the intrigue surrounding McGregor’s comeback, UFC head honcho Dana White is probably going crestfallen by the fighter’s hinted return timeline. The UFC president, aged 55, had divulged his expectations of seeing his marquee fighter back in motion this autumn—a timeline formidable in comparison with the one McGregor appears to be eyeing.

On the Pardon My Take podcast, White dismissed any notion of McGregor squaring off with web sensations just like the Paul brothers or KSI, firmly anticipating a return to the UFC’s canvas in 2025 for the 36 12 months previous. “Eventually,” White admitted relating to McGregor’s future within the octagon, dowsing chatter about potential bouts exterior the UFC with a clear “No no [he won’t fight KSI or Logan Paul]. I’m hoping that Conor McGregor will return in the fall.”