{"id":362287,"date":"2026-07-07T08:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=362287"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:47:36","slug":"ufc-commentator-reflects-on-the-moment-conor-mcgregors-2024-return-collapsed-having-been-within-the-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/ufc-commentator-reflects-on-the-moment-conor-mcgregors-2024-return-collapsed-having-been-within-the-room\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC commentator reflects on the moment Conor McGregor’s 2024 return collapsed having been within the room"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Gooden was creating content for the UFC when Conor McGregor suffered a freak injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n

McGregor\u2019s coaches have been stuffed with praise for the best way he\u2019s looking ahead of his return on Saturday night in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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While he hasn\u2019t competed in five years, \u2018The Notorious\u2019 did undergo what was nearly a full training camp in 2024.<\/p>\n

Footage from the moment McGregor\u2019s bout with Michael Chandler was suddenly put in jeopardy was recently released, but Gooden was there when it happened.<\/p>\n

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John Gooden looks back in the meanwhile Conor McGregor\u2019s previous return was derailed by an injury<\/h2>\n

Conor McGregor pushed to fight Michael Chandler this 12 months after being weeks away from meeting him contained in the Octagon two years ago.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Notorious\u2019 withdrew from UFC 303 after breaking his toe during a training session in Ireland, which John Gooden was present for.<\/p>\n

Gooden was capturing footage for the Countdown preview when swiftly, the training session needed to be stopped before his team later came upon that was the last shoot they\u2019d be doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe looked great. I mean he was sparring very well,\u201d Gooden told Bloody Elbow. \u201cHe was up against a wrestler guy and yeah, it was just one among those things. I see it within the gym on a regular basis\u2026 We didn\u2019t know that it was immediately done at that time.\u201d <\/p>\n

McGregor has since admitted that he learned a tricky lesson from this experience by not wearing the best equipment that might have prevented this injury.<\/p>\n

What stands out most to Gooden, who recalls \u2018The Mac\u2019 being \u201cclearly upset\u201d, was the natural frustrated response from the Irish star that the UFC commentator is used to seeing when injuries occur.<\/p>\n

Gooden said that while eye pokes and other mishaps are certain to occur whether there are cameras there or not, it\u2019s never nice to be within the room once they do.<\/p>\n

The quantity of pressure and interest that comes with a McGregor fight only amplifies that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin the room, on the time, there\u2019s a variety of cameras around and it’s different from after I used to ascertain in with Conor back within the day,\u201d Gooden added. \u201cHe\u2019s just got more people around him. He\u2019s sort of protected. There\u2019s more individuals with a vested interest since it\u2019s such an enormous business. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo, yes, there was a variety of, \u2018What has happened?\u2019 and his frustration as well, which has nothing to do with any of that. It\u2019s just the human, athlete, that has injured themselves and may\u2019t exit and play anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

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