Morning Report: Conor McGregor says he's 'The Terminator' and 'the freshest thing in the business' after breaking leg

Conor McGregor has no intention of hanging up his gloves.

Today is the final day of UFC 300 fight week before Fight Night itself. UFC CEO Dana White and Michael Chandler, who flew to Las Vegas for the historic celebration, teased McGregor-related news during the build-up to the fight. However, the world is still waiting for official word on the Irishman's expected return for the long-discussed match against Chandler.

If McGregor were to tell his casual friends that he has retired, it would be an easy lie to tell in 2024. During his time away from mixed martial arts, “The Notorious'' made his way to Hollywood, where his first feature film role was released. road house Alongside Jake Gyllenhaal. McGregor, 35, needed help getting out of the Octagon in his last appearance at UFC 264 in July 2021. During a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier, McGregor badly fractured his leg and underwent surgery and rehabilitation shortly after. .

“I knew this was going to happen,” McGregor said of breaking his leg while co-starring James Corden on SiriusXM's “This Life of Mine.” “I ended up with a stress fracture in my foot. It was one of the early kicks. I could feel it. I could feel two bones going like that, so I had a stress fracture early in the game. When my leg broke at the stage, I lost that twist, balance, and stability when that happened. I couldn't put my whole weight on this stably on one leg, but it was the best part of the round. It was the last few seconds and I was forced to go back on the thing and it just snapped, but I didn't have any family there for that either and I was so glad it did. It was.

“Normally I would have my family there and I was very happy about that because I wanted them to be with my children and my women, my mother and father and my sisters. And that happened to me,' so I had the right mindset, and that's why I coped as well as I could.

Unfortunately, McGregor's breakout wasn't the first time such an event has been seen in the UFC.how it happened was Unlike previous bouts with Corey Hill, Anderson Silva, and Chris Weidman, all of them checked their leg kicks and struggled to break.

In the end, all the fighters before McGregor came back to fight again. However, their level of success was not the highest. After all three players were injured, their overall record was 6-13, with one win over NC State (Hill, 4-7, Silva, 1-5, NC State, 1-1, Weidman, 1-1). Indeed, Hill (6-9) was in his fourth career game (34-11, 1 NC State), while Silva was in his 38th and Weidman's 21st (16-7). Ta.

McGregor, a former featherweight and lightweight champion, is optimistic about his fighting future, even though the odds only continue to stack up against him.

“God bless medicine. God bless my pocket, my net worth, and my ability to afford the highest level of care. I received the best care.” said McGregor. “I'm a 'Terminator' now. I've got a titanium rod in my knee up to my bone and up to my ankle. It won't break, so now I can kick freely, so I'm ready and excited. I want and try to put this iron bar between my legs and kick my opponent and get him out of there. I want to see a picture of myself in the Octagon with a broken leg. , I also want to see a picture of myself inside the Octagon with my legs wrapped around my opponent's neck or head and him out, side by side.”

McGregor's economically need Fighting disappeared years ago. He rose to fame as one of the biggest superstars in sports history, and is now an actor. It's understandable how breaking his ways would be a tough pill to swallow, especially after the animosity that built up throughout the Poirier trilogy and the last two terrible results.

Assuming the Chandler fight goes as expected, it's just the beginning of an epic MMA run, if things go McGregor's way, of course.

“No. No, I'm hardly impressed. Hardly impressed,” McGregor said when asked if he was considering retiring from MMA. “It only clicked once and then my leg broke. That's it. I've put more people to sleep than anesthesia, more than surgery. So when it comes to freshness, I think this… I don't have any of that in my family because I'm as fresh as I can be in the industry. Still. Maybe if I could do well and I wanted it and I would play four games a year and Even if we manage to have another eight good games next year, maybe then we'll have more trauma, more wins and losses, or who knows? Maybe there'll be a conversation after that. But not one iota to this day. My abilities are there. It's refreshing. I'm fine, so please let me go again.”

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Beau's fight week.

300 women.

Defeat Holloway.

Aspinall's big night.

The art of the calf kick.

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Clarity…and some fun.

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Brazil.

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Friendly reminder.

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Gift of gloves.

A problem occurred along the way.

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Foresight?

Raul Rosas Jr. (8-1) vs. Ricky Turcios (13-3); UFC Vegas 93, June 8th

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Rei Tsuruya (9-0) vs. Carlos Hernandez (9-3); UFC 303, June 29th

I think it's safe to say we'll see Conor return to the world of martial arts. But the comments about his activities are completely laughable.

Happy Friday, gang. Hooray. I just arrived at my grandpa's place. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. See you on the other side. thank you for reading!

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