Former two-division champion, Conor McGregor will now potentially be sidelined from the Octagon further than an expected comeback at UFC 300, with the Dubliner’s head coach, John Kavanagh claiming July has been discussed as a potential date for a return – despite initial plans for an April comeback.
McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight titleholder under the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he suffered a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier, fracturing his left tibia and fibula.
Expected to fight one-time lightweight title chaser, Michael Chandler in his return to the Octagon after serving as an opposing coach on The Ultimate Fighter 31 earlier this year, McGregor has stressed his intentions to fight as soon as possible, recently claiming he is being kept from competing again.