Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor released his first comments since being forced to withdraw from the main event of UFC 303.
The postponement of McGregor’s long-awaited return to the octagon against Michael Chandler was made official by UFC CEO Dana White on Thursday night, revealing that McGregor suffered an undisclosed injury ahead of the June 29 scheduled bout. White then announced that Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2 will be the new main event for the light heavyweight title.
McGregor released an Instagram statement on Saturday confirming he did suffer an injury, although no specifics were given.
“Very tough to be ruled out of my scheduled return bout,” McGregor said. “I picked up an injury prior to the press conference that required more time to heal than was available to me. The decision to postpone the fight was not made lightly, but one made in consultation with my doctors, the UFC, and my team. My fans and opponent deserve me at my best for this fight and we will get there!
“Thank you for the messages of support, I am in good spirits and confident I’ll be back!”
McGregor hasn’t competed since an injury TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021 where he suffered a brutal leg break. Since becoming the UFC’s first ever simultaneous two-division titleholder with a knockout of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November 2016, “The Notorious” has only competed five times — with four being inside the octagon, and a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather.
During that stretch, the 35-year-old earned just one victory, a 40-second knockout of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in January 2020, along with a pair of TKO losses to Poirier, a submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, and a stoppage loss to Mayweather in his pro boxing debut.
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