Conor McGregor has put out his timeline for a UFC comeback early this year and set his sights on lightweight champion Charles Oliveira
Conor McGregor made a public appearance at a fight after a long time at Bellator 275 in Dublin. ‘The Notorious’ one was in attendance to support his fellow Irish fighters.
Speaking to Irish media outlet Severe MMA he detailed his plan for his return by saying, “Day-by-day, I feel better. They’re telling me to take it easy, but I feel I can go. I feel like I need to pull the reins back on my own self, so that’s kind of what I’m doing. … I’m happy with it. I’m almost back and that’s it.”
Mcgregor also mentioned that he is aiming to return to sparring in April which will assure his targeted July return at ‘International Fight Week’.
“Maybe if your man (Oliveira) is wise, he might give it another month or two,” McGregor said. “July seems OK to me. I can’t say, too early. But July, if I’m sparring April, May, June, July, I could slap the head off most of these guys at the end of April, do you know what I’m saying? A spar could be a fight.”
Javier Mendez won’t be surprised if Conor McGregor gets a title shot ahead of his protege Islam Makhachev
Javier Mendez spoke to Submission Radio about the lightweight title picture and also said that he won’t be surprised if Conor McGregor got an immediate title shot once he returns
Javier Mendez has become known in recent times for churning out imposing champions out his famed AKA gym. The rising star amongst this group of exceptional talent is Islam Makhachev.
Makhachev’s longtime coach Javier Mendez recently spoke to Submission Radio and expressed his concern that Makhachev might be leapfrogged.
He said, “That’s part of the game, you know. He [Conor McGregor] carries the big numbers, so whatever the UFC decides. I’m expecting anything can happen with that guy that has the power to do that. Do I like it? Absolutely not. But do I have a choice? Absolutely not.”
Speaking about the current state of prizefighting, Mendez added, “To me, the rankings are bullst. They’ve always been bullst. They’re still bulls**t. So, I don’t really care about the rankings.”
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