McGregor is just over eight weeks away from his return to the UFC against Chandler, but he's now sober and knuckled down in the gym.
Conor McGregor is currently sober as he trains harder for his UFC return against Michael Chandler.
UFC legend McGregor will step into the cage for the first time in nearly three years when he faces Chandler at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29th. The former two-division world champion hasn't fought since breaking his foot in a three-part fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021 and hasn't won since knocking out Donald Cerrone in January 2020. .
The Irishman outlined his plans to quit drinking over the weekend in a message to his best friend, pop star Justin Bieber. “Brother Justin Bieber, Mac's got you covered for life! From Beverly Hills to the Bahamas! See you in Las Vegas, brother, the game's on, Mac's back! Five more nights of good food and then that's it. See you tonight.’ I’m not leaving,” McGregor said.
McGregor's last drinking experience seems to have been an all-night launch party at an Irish bar in County Meath, but he plans to take his training more seriously, so he decided to drink his favorite Forged Irish Stout and Proper 12 whisky. I'll have to throw it away. The 35-year-old promised to KO Chandler with a head kick in his fight, using a titanium rod implanted in his broken leg.
“God bless medicine. God bless my pockets, my net worth, and my ability to afford the highest level of care. “Mr McGregor said. “This Life of Mine” starring James Corden. “I’m the Terminator now. I have titanium rods from my knees to my bones to my ankles.
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“It won't break, so now I can kick freely, so I'm ready and I'm excited. I'm going to do this kick with this iron rod in my foot and hit my opponent, I’m hoping to catch it and I’ll try to get it out of there. ” Chandler hopes to hand McGregor a third consecutive stoppage loss and force him into retirement.
“Mystic Mike's prediction is that he will finish him in the second round,” he said. “I'm going to push him in the first round and make him second-guess himself in the first round and make him realize, 'Damn, I should have stayed rich and stayed out of the fight game.' Let's get started.'' What are the questions about the first round? ”