UFC Superstar Conor McGregor Makes Major Announcement

Conor McGregor's return to the octagon has hit another hurdle but the former two-division champ is ready to get busy.

McGregor was slated to make his highly anticipated return to the UFC in June. However, a broken toe forced him out of that matchup against Michael Chandler and no new date was announced.

The UFC announced on Friday that Chandler will fight Charles Oliveira in the co-main event of UFC 309 in November. That leaves McGregor likely searching for a new opponent for when he eventually returns, although he's open to still facing Chandler.

McGregor is itching for a fight and petitioned for an exemption while speaking at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event on Friday. McGregor is a co-owner of the BKFC promotion.

“I’ve two fights left on my UFC contract,” McGregor said . “My opponent that I was scheduled to fight has rescheduled another bout. I would love maybe an exemption, or maybe a joint partnership, Bare Knuckle-UFC, similar to McGregor Sports and Entertainment and Mayweather Promotions. Some sort of agreement where we can get busy. I need to be busy and right now I’m working to get there. So let’s see what happens.”

McGregor carries a legendary resume and is still one of the UFC's most notable stars despite his lack of recent success. He's won just one fight since 2016.

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