Conor McGregor reveals ideal timeline for return after UFC 303 injury withdrawal #DanaWhite #ConorMcGregor #UFC303

Three weeks after suffering a broken toe, Conor McGregor is eager to return to the cage.

McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) attended the Bellator Champions Series at 3Arena in Dublin on Saturday to support his teammate Sinead Kavanagh. He revealed to Severe MMA backstage that his toe is still troublesome despite stem cell treatment.

“We just adjust,” McGregor said. “Everything is moving. Everything is moving parts, so I’m good. The injury is a nuisance. It’s painful. I’m not going to lie. It’s very, very painful – probably even more than the leg, and that’s the truth. I’ll tell you why: The leg was at least wrapped up. I couldn’t access it. The foot is just there still. It’s like it’s exposed or something. It’s a bit painful, but it comes with the territory. I need to just dial it in, get my training camps correct.”

Currently wearing slippers to minimize the pain from the injury that forced him out of UFC 303 against Michael Chandler, McGregor aims to return within two to three months. Neither the UFC nor its president Dana White have commented on this timeline.

“August-September … August-September, I’d love,” McGregor said. “You know the way it is. I’m in recovery mode.”

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Despite his desire to compete, McGregor believes withdrawing from the fight was the right decision, especially given his last bout in 2021 when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier. He acknowledged that it was a difficult choice.

“The UFC has been stellar,” McGregor said. “They’ve really gone above for me. I’m so grateful for that because I was in a dark place. Now, I’m all right. I’m coming. I’m all right. I’m getting there again. I’m ready to go again – soon enough. I’m just very appreciative of them assisting me. I’m sad for the fans that wanted the entertainment of the pay-per-view, of the press conference and the pay-per-view and the card and all. But look, it was just one of those damned things.

“How could I justify making that walk again and then be stationary, flat on the feet, and then saying to my fans afterward, ‘Oh, this happened but I made the walk for you guys’? The fans have seen this. I can’t do it again. If you’re paying that much, you deserve to see the best of me. So that’s what they’re going to see. It’s on me now and my team of coaches and my team of training partners to really dial it in and make sure that happens – and I’m confident we will.”

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