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Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor hasn’t competed since suffering a first round TKO loss to former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July of 2021.
If McGregor has his way, he will be back into the Octagon by the time 2024 comes to a close.
“After that (promoting Road House), it’s a closed door,” McGregor said to talkSPORT (transcript via Simon Samano of MMA Junkie). “So I get to go in and close the door and map my plan. And then gym-home, gym-home, gym-home. And I hope we get some clarity with a date, and I can push towards it. I’m sure we will get something in by year’s end. That’s what I’m hoping.”
McGregor has been linked to a potential fight with former Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler, but no official announcement has been made by the UFC at this time.
The former two division champion also wasn’t happy with the way the UFC handled a potential third fight with Nate Diaz.
“That would be great for me – June 29th and then the Sphere,” McGregor said. “And then what? What happens then? I don’t know. And I wonder do they know? There’s been no talk about anything. So I wonder what next.
“There was cold water put on (fighting Diaz at the Sphere) publicly off the bat, and I wasn’t happy with that. I need discussion or conversation, because if I lose interest – and I’m not getting anything back – I just drift off, my man. So I hope I can get something in and get dialed in.”
