The UFC’s biggest superstar, Conor McGregor, has been eyeing for a return inside the octagon for quite some time now. However, despite the Irishman pushing for a fight, Dana White and the UFC have not been able to set a date for the 35-year-old’s return.

McGregor revealed that he would be fighting against former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler at UFC 302. But the UFC CEO denied the former double champ’s announcement for the return at the said event. A UFC insider revealed the UFC’s motive behind McGregor being out of action for such a long interval of time.

Josh Thomson reveals the reason for McGregor’s layoff

In a recent podcast episode of weighing in, former UFC fighter, Josh Thomson dived deep into why Dana White and the UFC weren’t fixing a date for McGregor’s return. He said, “I think the UFC’s gonna be holding him out until he resigns a new contract and that sunset clause is gonna last another two years by then you’ll be 37 they won’t care what he does.”

He then claimed that the UFC would give McGregor fights that he would refuse so that they would keep on extending his contract. He said, “I think that they are holding him out and holding him prisoner right now, I guess you’d say holding the last hostage right now. Look, they are notorious for doing this.”

“You know what, but then they throw an offer out to your management, and they wait for you to try and get resigned. They want you to come to them. Going, hey, this is you know, what are we doing with our contract? Are we going to negotiate this? That’s it,” added Thomson.

Thomson claimed that he, along with several other fighters, have experienced this firsthand and believes that Conor McGregor would be going through the same thing they went through. However, there have been talks about the Irishman returning sooner than people anticipate.

Conor McGregor teases a UFC 300 return?

Dana White had denied Conor McGregor’s return at international fight week at UFC 302 on June 29th. However, the former double champ popped up on Twitter with another shocking announcement on Twitter.

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The Notorious, in a recent tweet, wrote, “McGregor on 300 seals the deal.” This tweet by the 35-year-old might have a cryptic message behind it. Or it may just be another one of his ploy to pressure the UFC into finalizing a return for the former UFC double champ.

Given that Conor McGregor is growing more impatient with the UFC trying to reschedule his return, How soon do you expect the Mystic Mac to return inside the octagon? Let us know in the comments section below.

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