Conor McGregor announced on Twitter that his foot is fully healed and he is ready to fight Michael Chandler, signaling his comeback after a series of events and injuries.
Conor McGregor appears ready to make his comeback. Following an eventful week where he hosted a BKFC press conference, launched a new record label, blasted Jake Paul after his boxing match, and apparently fired Mike Perry from his job with the bare-knuckle promotion, the Irish superstar took to Twitter to inform his next opponent that he’s healthy and ready to fight.
The comment came after McGregor posted a video showing him hitting a punching machine with no gloves on. This led to Michael Chandler replying, “but show us the bare foot knuckles.”
McGregor broke his pinky toe in the weeks leading up to his fight against Chandler at UFC 303 in June. This injury forced the matchup to be delayed. “Hey bum beggar — the foot is fully healed,” McGregor wrote in response to Chandler.
That’s great news for McGregor. He just recently passed the three-year mark since his last appearance in the UFC when he suffered a gruesome broken leg in his trilogy against Dustin Poirier.
McGregor underwent surgery shortly after that event but faced a long recovery time as he looked to bounce back from the devastating injury. He got matched up with Chandler in early 2023 after they were selected to coach against each other on a season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, the reality show came and went without a fight being announced.
After getting back into the UFC’s anti-doping program, McGregor was finally cleared to return until disaster struck with another foot injury during sparring. That led to yet another postponement of the fight between McGregor and Chandler.
McGregor previously hinted that he spoke to the UFC about getting a new date on the books. Although UFC CEO Dana White denied contemplating potential dates for this highly anticipated fight, he made it clear that nothing would be announced until McGregor was 100 percent healthy and ready.
Judging by McGregor’s latest message on Twitter, that might be just what White was waiting for.