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26th April 2018
09:34am BST

McGregor's striking coach Owen Roddy told Express Sport that no return date has been set but 'Conor is adamant he's getting back'. Asked about a comeback, Roddy said:
"For me, the sooner the better. The UFC is really missing Conor, I believe, and I think everybody is missing the whole extravaganza of a Conor McGregor fight. There’s nothing like it in the world. And I think the people in the world want to see it again. The sooner the better."Positive sentiments and a positive update from Nurmagomedov's camp. In an Instagram post, which appeared not long after Lee's victory over Edson Barboza at UFC Atlantic City, Nurmagomedov wrote, 'At this moment, atmosphere is very heated - There is Conor and Tony, Poirier, Lee and Alvarez, all of them are good. Fight with any of these guys would be very interesting and competitive.' Former UFC star Chael Sonnen took this tale on further, by declaring:
"'According to Khabib, who is a pretty straight guy, he says they are in talks with Conor and they appear to be, at this point, moving forward. That just makes the most sense. "They can't go to Tony. We're not sliding Tony... he's out. He's got an injury that can take him anywhere from six to eight months to get back. And that's just rehab. We're not talking about fighting... Conor has got some red tape."Sonnen is one of the best self promoters in the mixed martial arts game and has never been averse to making big, bold claims. While he publicly stated that McGregor would struggle against Jose Aldo before their featherweight title fight, in 2015, he has been spot on with a couple of his predictions (that Jon Jones' fight with Anthony Johnson would be cancelled and that Michael Bisping would fight Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217). Sonnen believes the UFC may well keep the lightweight division ticking over by lining up Lee vs. Poirier so there is a genuine contender to take on Nurmagomedov if McGregor and Ferguson are kept out of action a while longer. https://youtu.be/DqK96FLOcw4 As for 'The Eagle', well, in his words - 'Whoever the UFC decide to fight me with, I’ll sign.'
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