UFC star Conor McGregor admits he will return with a series of fights after filming
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‘I feel insanely confident’: UFC star Conor McGregor admits he will return with a string of fights after filming with Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal… as the Irishman insists ‘fighting is easier than making movies’
- UFC star Conor McGregor insisted he return to the octagon after filming
- McGregor, 39, filmed Road House remake with Jake Gyllenhaal
- The Notorious was slated to make its long-awaited return later this year
- The Irishman has been out for at least six months after failing a drug test recently
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Conor McGregor has vowed to return to the Octagon with a series of fights after appearing in a Hollywood blockbuster.
The 39-year-old is currently filming alongside Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal in a remake of the 1989 film Roadhouse in the Dominican Republic.
The Notorious had planned to make his long-awaited return before the turn of the year, although a setback in that broken leg last summer shattered those plans.
Conor McGregor has sworn he will return with a string of fights after filming is finished
The Irishman had planned a comeback for later this year, although a setback in that broken leg he suffered last summer against Dustin Poiriter (right) has paid off those plans
However, the Irishman has admitted he is set to return in 2023 with some fights after he finishes filming.
McGregor took to Twitter to say, “My two old belts. On two small sign. This battle yields 10 purchases.
Fighting is easier than making movies. Shots they don’t even see. It’s well documented that it takes several days with multiple post-fight replays for the industry to even understand all the shots they’ve just seen with my fights. Truth.
There’s no one in Hollywood with the skills or ability to do what I do in this film “the roadhouse” box office records. Awards.
‘Sir tasty shots on the big screen.
“I feel insanely confident. Calm. Apart from emotion. Aware of what to do and make it happen. Visualize. I see it all. Clear.
“This movie is over, I’m back. I will have completed several battles by the time this movie even comes out.”
He then also posted a photo of him lining up against Khabib Nurmagomedov with the caption, “It’s just s**tness.”
McGregor took to social media after it was revealed that the former two-time champion will be out of the octagon for at least another six months, having not had a drug test in over a year.
Fighters will not be allowed to compete in the UFC if they are not in the test pool for at least six months, which UFC president Dana White says will be the case for the former twoweight champion.
The Irishman has been out since he suffered a broken leg in his second consecutive defeat to Dustin Poirier in 2021, and his wait for another fight will now continue into 2023.
UFC President Dana White confirms fighters must be in the test pool for at least six months
McGregor previously stated that he plans to return to the 170-pound weight once he’s back in the octagon.
But he faces a long wait if he wants to challenge the division title holder, Leon Edwards, as he must first defend his title against Kamaru Usman next year before facing anyone else.
And even then, he’ll likely finish at least second behind Khamzat Chimaev, who is eager to take on the winner of the Usman v Edwards trilogy fight after missing his weight limit to face Nate Diaz earlier in 2022.
But White has revealed his wish that Chimaev will fight Colby Covington on British soil next year as the co-main event of Usman’s trilogy fight with Edwards.