After recently undergoing surgery to repair the ACL he injured at UFC 329 last month, Conor McGregor has posted an update, and is sounding positive about the outcome.
McGregor went down in the opening moments of his rematch with Max Holloway, appearing to blow out his knee off a jumping kick. It was the second ACL injury for McGregor (who injured the opposite leg during his first fight with Holloway), and the second straight major setback for the Irish star, who broke his leg in his third fight with Dustin Poirier in 2021.
On Friday, McGregor posted a video to social media with the caption reading in part “Knee repaired. The doubters can keep talking. I didn’t run from the pain. I walked straight into it.”
The caption added that “comeback season starts now,” while McGregor addressed fans in the video itself.
“‘The Mac’ is back, baby. My knee is repaired, surgery was a success and now I’m on the road to recovery. That should tell you all you need to know about my mindset,” he stated. “Straight into surgery, knee repaired, and on the road. Let’s go.”
“I want to give a shout out to Dominick Cruz, who returned from multiple ACLs to recapture his bantamweight crown. Georges St-Pierre, multiple ACLs. I don’t know whether he returned after his second ACL, however he’s doing backflips and his movement is still stellar. Other notables in other sports, NFL, Tom Brady’s done it. Aaron Peters [Rodgers] done it. These are my motivation here, especially the fighting boys. Your crews.”
“Unstoppable, baby. My mindset is unstoppable, unbreakable,” McGregor added, before promising to do something about his hair.
McGregor and the UFC are reportedly targeting a summer 2027 return for the sport’s biggest star, if all goes according to plan. The former featherweight and lightweight champ has just one fight left on his current contract.
