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UFC star Conor McGregor reveals harm that postponed his return to the octagon

June 21, 2024

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Conor McGregor’s closely anticipated UFC return was postponed due to a damaged toe.

UFC President Dana White confirmed final week that McGregor’s struggle in opposition to Michael Chandler in UFC 303 later this month was off following hypothesis that the matchup was already in jeopardy after McGregor’s information convention in Dublin on June 3 was abruptly canceled the day of the occasion.

Conor McGregor shakes hands with Michael Chandler

Conor McGregor, left, and Michael Chandler shake palms through the filming of “The Ultimate Fighter” at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on March 13, 2023. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images)

McGregor shared an replace on social media not lengthy afterward, saying he was pressured to drag out after sustaining an undisclosed harm.

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But on Friday, he revealed {that a} “lapse in focus” throughout a coaching session led to him breaking his toe.

“Man we had been so f—ing tremendous prepared for this struggle it’s completely intestine wrenching to take,” he wrote in a prolonged caption on Instagram. “We had a lapse in focus and engaged in a coaching session with out sporting the total protecting gear and I hit the toe off the elbow and broke the toe clear.”

Conor McGregor poses for images contained in the ring on the O2 Arena in London on Aug. 12, 2023. (Nick Potts/PA Images through Getty Images)

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“It wants just a few weeks that’s it. I couldn’t justify to my staff, or followers, that I make the stroll hindered once more. That stroll has been seen. This subsequent stroll has bought to be, and it is going to be, 100% Conor McGregor,” he continued.

“The followers deserve it and we’re getting shut. A slight lapse in focus and a nuisance of an harm was picked up. That’s it. Take the lesson and transfer ahead. I’ll get this again.”