Conor McGregor refused to make use of crutches as he limped out of T-Cell Area after a disappointing return bout at UFC 329 on Saturday.
After an extended five-year break, the previous two-division champion’s comeback got here to a disastrous finish within the opening spherical of his match in opposition to Max Holloway, when he landed a flying roundhouse kick and appeared to blow out his knee on a botched touchdown. McGregor was helped out of the Octagon by his workforce after which made a beeline for exit from T-Cell Area to hunt medical consideration.
In the course of the UFC 329 post-fight press convention, UFC CEO Dana White offered an replace on McGregor’s situation pending last report on accidents from the struggle.
“5 years off on this sport is hard,” White mentioned. “We anticipated it to be no less than a one-round conflict. Nobody knew how a lot Conor would have the ability to do, cardio or in any other case, after a five-year layoff. Yeah.
“We’re assuming a torn anterior cruciate ligament. I am not a physician, however that is what I believed once I noticed it. The medical doctors are considering the identical factor.”
In fact, McGregor suffered a torn ACL in his first struggle with Holloway in 2013, however he truly recovered pretty shortly and returned to the Octagon. Nonetheless, McGregor, who will quickly be 38 years outdated, broke his left leg in his 2021 struggle in opposition to Dustin Poirier and now has a severe harm to his proper knee.
Clearly, Whyte didn’t need to speculate additional in regards to the harm or McGregor’s future, however he’s hopeful that extra data might be identified as soon as the Irish celebrity undergoes checks in hospital.
“We’ll know as soon as he will get an MRI,” White mentioned.
Till the complete extent of the harm is confirmed, McGregor’s future stays unsure.
He was out for 5 years after breaking his foot within the Poirier trilogy earlier than returning Saturday at UFC 329 in opposition to Max Holloway.
McGregor may very well be trying to sit out one other yr with a torn ACL in his knee (assuming the harm would not worsen), and it is unclear whether or not he’ll ever compete once more.
