Conor McGregor issued his first public statement on Sunday evening, one day after losing by TKO to Dustin Poirier and needing leg surgery.
The injury occurred in the closing moments of the opening round. Due to doctor stoppage, the fight was awarded to Poirier.
"Just out of the surgery room guys! Surgery went excellent! Feeling tremendous! 6 weeks on crutch and we build back! Let's go! God bless," McGregor (22-6) tweeted.
He later added in a post-fight video shared to social media, "It was not to be. You know, Dustin, you can celebrate that illegitimate win all you want, but you've done nothing in there.