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Conor McGregor teases fighting return with cryptic post aimed at UFC execs: ‘Let’s get this show started’

Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor seems to once more be floating around the idea of a return to fighting later this year, posting a cryptic ‘come get me’ plea to the promotion and it’s executives on social media this week.

McGregor, who has been sidelined from competition since his last fight back in 2021, has been linked with a political run in his native Republic of Ireland rather than a venture to the Octagon since the beginning of the year.

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And yet to feature in combat sports since fracturing his left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to former interim champion, Dustin Poirier, the 36-year-old has been out of action since his rubber match trilogy bout defeat.