Conor McGregor has been out for over two years at this point, recovering from a horrific snapped leg he suffered in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. And his exile from the ring is likely to continue into the third year, as the stars seem to be aligning for a mid-2024 return.

McGregor himself and UFC CEO Dana White have indicated that ‘Notorious’ would return to the UFC around April at the UFC 300 mega-card. And his friend and former training partner, Dillon Danis has come out with a wild and unexpected prediction on his comeback.

Dillon Danis makes explosive claim on Conor McGregor’s return

Dillon Danis and Ariel Helwani got to discussing McGregor’s upcoming return to the Octagon. ‘Mac’ is slated to face his ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ rival head coach Michael Chandler in a welterweight bout. Danis was confident that McGregor would do well, claiming that ‘Notorious’ would defeat Chandler in the first round.

“He’s going to kill Chandler, too. He’s going a kill Chandler, I’m telling you. Listen to me, I’ve seen him train a lot, and right now he’s in f***ing savage mode, dude. He’s going to kill Chandler in one round, I promise. I could put money on it like he’s training very hard, training every day,” he said.

The Bellator fighter told Helwani that the former UFC and CW two-division champion has been training harder than he had ever seen him.

McGregor’s career has been on a downward slope over the past few years. Since 2018, ‘The Dubliner’ has fought four times and won only once. He is sitting on a two-fight losing streak, which has adversely affected his mental health, as he revealed in a recent interview.

‘Mac’ opens up about mental health struggles due to inactivity

Conor McGregor, in an interview with The Maclife, revealed that he was struggling mentally as he had been out for three years with an injury and consecutive losses. He related to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who revealed his own mental health struggles when he was not training for a fight.

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“I’ve been kept from my living for three years now, understand that,” an emotional McGregor said “I came through what I came through. I’m sitting on an injury and a loss — imagine what that does … you hear what Alexander Volkanovski said? I relate. I must return to my way of living. This is my job, so it’s beyond frustrating…I just want the date. My date, please.”

However, ‘Mac’ seems determined to make a strong comeback and get his career back on track. The Irishman has sketched out a roadmap post-return. McGregor has already called out old rival Nate Diaz to a fight. The former champion indicated that if he wins against Chandler, he will then face Justin Gaethje for the BMF title followed by a trilogy fight with the Stockton native.

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