RETURN OF THE MAC
Conor McGregor hints next UFC fight will be announced imminently and he vows to “crush” his opponent’s skull in return
CONOR MCGREGOR has teased an imminent return to the UFC, vowing to "crush" his next opponent's skull.
The MMA superstar hasn't set foot inside the octagon since breaking his leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July.
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McGregor, 33, has made a faster-than-expected recovery from the horrific break and has now hinted his return to the cage is close to being announced.
He tweeted: "I feel like I could do you's all in. Handy. Any list. I hit you, I change you.
"The Mac Daddy back in action. Sitting on a billion, plotting a killing."
"The date of my return is… Tick, tock, my left hand is a Glock.
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"I'm going to crush your skull in when I get you. Cave."
He then left fans on tenterhooks by tweeting: "My next fight is...
"If you want a knock off me, step up and say your piece. I’m still picking who.
"Just kidding I well know who. When. What weight. Where. How it goes. Everything. I see dead people."
Former two-division champion McGregor initially set his sights on a summer return to the world's ultimate proving ground.
But UFC president Dana White is anticipating the Irishman to be back in action in the autumn.
He told SunSport: "We're looking at early fall, if everything goes right."
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The autumn timeline is contingent on Mystic Mac's leg being completely healed and doctors giving him the all-clear.
White added: "If his leg heals right and he gets the clearance to really start training, then possibly early fall."
A number of fighters have expressed an interest in welcoming McGregor back to the octagon - including ex-Bellator champ Michael Chandler.
But White insists he doesn't have any fights in the pipeline for the promotion's poster boy.
He said: "I literally have nothing for him right now, he's not ready.
"The whole landscape could change over the summer."
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"We'll see when he's ready to fight.
"And when the doctor gives him 100 per cent clearance we'll start looking at possible opponents."
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