Amid continued speculation regarding an impending return to the UFC following a two-year period of inactivity, former duel-weight champion, Conor McGregor has returned to his native Dublin and Straight Blast Gym – posting new images of him trading leather with a training partner.
McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight titleholder under the promotion’s banner, has been sidelined from active competition since he headlined UFC 264 back in July 2021, suffering a fractured left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to former interim titleholder, Dustin Poirier.
In the midst of a two-fight losing skid for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts competition, Crumlin native, Conor McGregor has served as an opposing coach on The Ultimate Fighter 31 earlier this year, coaching against one-time lightweight title challenger, Michael Chandler.