Conor McGregor gives huge return update as Joe Rogan makes big fight claim
CONOR MCGREGOR - Express Sport brings you the latest headlines on the UFC’s lightweight champion.
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Conor McGregor sends messages to rivals
Conor McGregor has seemingly told his fans and rivals that he's set to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon.
McGregor, 29, hasn't set foot inside the cage since claiming the lightweight title 16 months ago in the main event of UFC 205, a card which saw him create history by becoming the first fighter in the promotion's history to hold two titles simultaneously.
And this past weekend, he hinted that he'll soon return to the cage.
He tweeted: "Stay ready."
He’d literally get killed
Conor McGregor slammed by Max Holloway
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has claimed McGregor has no intention of fighting him.
McGregor, 29, has fired several shots Holloway's way in recent months, stoking the fire for a potenyial rematch between the pair.
"If that guy (McGregor) wants to fight, I would see a contract,” ‘Blessed’ said during an appearance on The MMA Hour.
"That guy tells Dana [White] what he wants to do and Dana usually does it.
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“So if that’s what you want to do, you want to do it, so be it, but I know Ortega’s up next and I’m focused. I’m focused on him 100 percent.”
Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather 2 predicted by Joe Rogan
UFC commentator Joe Rogan reckons Floyd Mayweather would get 'smashed' by McGregor if the pair ever met inside the Octagon.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan reckons Conor McGregor would smash Floyd Mayweather in an MMA fight
“No, he’d get killed,” he said during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience when asked if he thought Mayweather should fight McGregor in the UFC.
“He’d literally get killed. He would get smashed.
“That’s what everybody wants to see, for sure.”