UFC president Dana White isn’t sure when Conor McGregor will return to the octagon, but he expects him to be fully motivated when he does.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is currently recovering from a broken leg suffered in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July and is expecting to be back to full sparring by April.
“He’s chomping at the bit to get back in there and compete again,” White said Wednesday on “The Jim Rome Podcast.” “It’s going to be a while before he can put some torque on that leg. April. For him to start training again in April is probably about right.”
McGregor has made more money and set more pay-per-view records than any fighter in the history of the company. So with all these numbers and UFC belts in two divisions, what is left for McGregor to accomplish?
The Irish superstar recently claimed that he’s eyeing an immediate title shot upon his return, as well as name-dropping UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman as an option. White doesn’t know what’s next for McGregor, but he doesn’t question his will to keep competing.
“I don’t know (how badly he wants it),” White said. “He obviously still has the desire to compete. You don’t ever hear Conor going, ‘You know what, man? I just don’t have the desire for this anymore.’ You now what I mean? He’s obviously very rich, and he’s training like Rocky in ‘Rocky III,’ but he still has the desire to compete and the desire to fight, and we’ll see what happens.”
Dana White: Conor McGregor ‘chomping at the bit,’ still has desire to fight
