CONOR MCGREGOR has broken his silence following the postponement of his fight with Michael Chandler.
The MMA superstar was due to make his long-awaited octagon return on June 29 in the main event of UFC 303 in Las Vegas.
But an undisclosed injury forced the Irishman to withdraw from his eager-anticipated cage comeback, which is now expected to take place by the end of September.
Fight fans around the world have been waiting patiently for McGregor to speak on his first withdrawal from a UFC fight.
And they were left disappointed when he took to Twitter just hours after news of his injury broke to reveal a hefty Euro 2024 wager on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Notorious revealed he’s bet a whopping £50,745 on the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to finish as the tournament’s top goalscorer.
He wrote on X: “60 G’s on @Cristiano to retain his Euro Golden Boot. Siuuu!”
Should Ronaldo do the business, McGregor will pocket a whopping £761,310.00
McGregor and Ronaldo are no strangers to one another, with the footie icon dropping in on one of the Irishman‘s training sessions for his 2016 rematch with Nate Diaz.
The pair, 35 and 39 respectively, were sat next to one another last December at the spectacular Day of Reckoning boxing event in Saudi Arabia.
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CONOR MCGREGOR has been forced out of his long-awaited UFC return due to injury – but a new date for his return is already in the works.
Injury befell the Irishman just days before he was due to head out to Las Vegas for his UFC 303 clash with Michael Chandler and he was forced to withdraw from a fight for the first time in his career.
But the former two-weight champion won’t be out of action for too long and the UFC brass are already looking at new dates for his return.
Two dates are currently in play for the long overdue Return of the Mac.
SunSport understands August 31 and September 14 are the dates currently being explored for the fan favourite’s comeback.
A September return is more likely as the UFC already have a pay-per-view card pencilled in for Sin City’s brand-spanking-new Sphere.
But the brass could decide to hold a second PPV event in August to ensure McGregor’s return takes place in the summer.
McGregor, 35, hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
The multi-millionaire’s ringside conversation, during which they compared watches, went viral.
Former two-division champion McGregor, 35, hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier three years ago.
McGregor has yet to speak about the latest setback to his glittering fight career, although Chandler was quick to issue a statement after the postponement of their desert dust-up.
He wrote on Instagram: “Conor McGregor was never the safe bet as an opponent, he was always the highest risk.
“Maybe the highest reward… but the biggest opportunity.
“There is no right or wrong in business… you only take risks to grow or remain comfortable where you are.
“Embrace the uncertainty. Seek the opportunity. Take calculated risk.
“That’s what Michael Chandler does.
“And if it doesn’t go as planned… redirect the course to something even more great.”
