Conor McGregor Is Back In The Gym And A Fight Announcement May Not Be Far Off

It sounds like Conor McGregor may be gearing back up for another fight. After taking some time off following his loss to Floyd Mayweather, the Irish UFC champion is back in the gym and talks of a quick turnaround to defend his belt abound. Recently, Conor’s close friend and main sparring partner Artem Lobov suggested UFC interim champ Tony Ferguson would be next. Now McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy is saying something similar.

“It’s exciting. When the word goes out like that, and people start to talk about it, it’s usually not far off the deal being done,” Roddy told the Severe MMA podcast. “It could be a good one. Ferguson is the interim champion and rightfully so, he had a good performance against Lee. And he’s had a lot of good performances. I’d like to see it.”

“People, myself included, were talking about the Diaz fight. But who knows if that may come again. But if it’s Ferguson, that’s going to be a cracker as well. I still see Conor — if they’re standing for any sort of extended period, it’ll be a quick one and that’s it.”

McGregor has been pretty active on Instagram, posting a selfie of himself back in Straight Blast Gym shortly before dropping a Grand Theft Auto photoshop with a one word message: “Tony.” UFC president Dana White hasn’t been shy about hyping a quick McGregor return, possibly for the promotion’s UFC 219 card on December 30th. Is it all going to fall into place? We could find out in the coming days.

(via Severe MMA)

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