Dana White seems to have confirmed that Conor McGregor suffered a torn ACL during his return to the octagon.
McGregor drew within the second-highest concurrent viewership in Paramount history and broke the all-time gate record in his comeback fight last weekend. Despite these massive numbers, White doesn’t seem all that concerned about his next outing whether it is to occur in any respect.
What’s next for Conor McGregor after UFC 329?
‘Notorious’ suffered a serious knee injury moments into his comeback fight against Max Holloway.
In multiple interviews, White has completely downplayed the thought of even discussing a possible McGregor fight until after he has returned to training. Tonight, following UFC Oklahoma City he claimed that his star has a protracted option to go, insisting that his knee is ‘f—ed’.
Dana White provides grim Conor McGregor update after UFC 329
Inside seconds of stepping into the fight at T-Mobile Arena, Conor McGregor went for a flying kick and landed awkwardly on his right leg. He immediately dropped to the bottom and couldn’t stand properly, ultimately losing to Max Holloway inside 69 seconds.
McGregor has claimed that he might be finding the outcomes of a scan soon, but has yet to update the general public after letting them know that the method was underway. Nevertheless, an official from the UFC was capable of tell Dana White today that he suffered an ACL tear.
The UFC boss in some way managed to get from Latest York City, where he participated in a press conference for Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia within the afternoon, to Oklahoma City in time for Kamaru Usman and Dricus Du Plessis’ fight on the identical night.
And asked about McGregor, he declared that the Irishman’s ‘knee is f—ed up’. “He’s having knee surgery, that’s it,” he told a reporter in a moment of frustration. “The Conor McGregor discussion isn’t even value talking about.
“He’s got to have knee surgery, he’s going to should undergo physical therapy, it’s all going to take time, after which when the doctors say you may start hardcore training again, we will start talking about Conor McGregor again.”
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