{"id":297412,"date":"2023-10-28T22:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T22:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297412"},"modified":"2023-10-28T22:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T22:24:12","slug":"conor-mcgregor-announces-he-will-make-a-comeback-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/boxing\/conor-mcgregor-announces-he-will-make-a-comeback-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor announces he will make a comeback in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Conor McGregor reveals he&#8217;s held talks with Saudi Arabia over a BOXING match against Manny Pacquiao\u2026 as he confirms he WILL make a near three-year UFC return in April 2024<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conor McGregor hasn&#8217;t fought since breaking his tibia more than two years ago\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>McGregor revealed he is set to return in April and could take on Manny Pacquiao\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN: Exclusive Tyson Fury interview on THE HOOK &#8211; our new boxing podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conor McGregor has revealed he will make his long-awaited comeback in April and dropped a hint about who his potential opponent would be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MMA star McGregor hasn&#8217;t fought in more than two years after he broke his tibia when taking on Dustin Poirier in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>There has been significant speculation about when he would return, with McGregor having agreed to take on American star Michael Chandler in a UFC bout, but a date is still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has 22 wins from 28 MMA bouts, while he also took part in one professional boxing match when he lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>And the Irishman &#8211; who is in Saudi Arabia for Tyson Fury&#8217;s Battle of the Baddest fight with Francis Ngannou &#8211; explained he would be returning to the octagon soon, while he also revealed talks had taken place over a boxing match against the legendary Manny Pacquiao.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77126095-0-Conor_McGregor_has_revealed_he_will_make_his_long_awaited_comeba-m-41_1698529804576.jpg\" height=\"336\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor has revealed he will make his long-awaited comeback in April next year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77126023-0-image-a-42_1698529823487.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He hasn&#8217;t fought in more than two years after breaking his tibia against Dustin Poirier in 2021<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m in a great place, my body is fully healed\u00a0and hopefully [I\u2019ll be back in] April,&#8217; he told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019I would have loved a December fight, I would have dialled in but I want to be honest not just to myself but also my fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019April is a lovely run up for me and I\u2019d be happy with that. I\u2019m in a good spot, I\u2019ve been training &#8211; I\u2019ve been leaving also. But I\u2019ve been training and April seems like a good time to come back.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s almost three years now that I\u2019ve been left from my way of living. So I\u2019m eager to get back.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>McGregor then went onto explain how he would be looking to fight out in Saudi Arabia, as combat sports continue to increase their presence in the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;One of us in the MMA sphere is going to have to put a dint in the boxing run. We\u2019re going to have to get in, switch the roles and get a win. And now it\u2019s MMA time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019I feel like I\u2019m the person that can do that. His excellency (Mohammad bin Salman) set myself and Manny Pacquiao together. There was a discussion, it was close for us to fight in Saudi Arabia about two or three years ago now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;m sure we\u2019ll pick where we left off. MMA is what I have lined up right now so that\u2019s where I\u2019m at.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77126025-0-image-a-43_1698529890687.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McGregor revealed he held talks with Saudi Arabia over a boxing match with Manny Pacquiao<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/28\/22\/77126205-12684123-image-a-45_1698530019519.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>However, the Irishman, 35, insisted his first fight back next year would be in MMA\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom and UFC have a deal so it\u2019s growing. I\u2019m up for anything.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao, 44, is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all-time but retired in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipino, also known as &#8216;PacMan&#8217;, has since moved into politics and has a sensational record of 62 wins from 72 fights, including 39 wins by KO.<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has 12 major world titles to his name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12684123\/Conor-McGregor-Saudi-Arabia-Manny-Pacquiao-UFC.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor reveals he&#8217;s held talks with Saudi Arabia over a BOXING match against Manny Pacquiao\u2026 as he confirms he <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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