The Irishman hasn’t fought since 2021 when he suffered a leg break against Dustin Poirier in their trilogy fight
The 36-year old was due to return against Michael Chandler earlier this year but pulled out due to a toe injury.
Recently Dana White had ruled out any chance of ‘The Notorious’ featuring in an event this year only for McGregor to publicly disagree and pester the UFC president for a fight date in December.
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Interestingly, he posted an Instagram video, of himself hitting a boxing heavy bag with bare knuckles, and the caption read: #FreeTheMac.”
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With McGregor recently acquiring a stake in bare-knuckle fighting promotion BKFC, he could be teasing a potential debut in the sport once he leaves the UFC.
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