MMA News Roundup: Conor McGregor’s Comeback Timeline Revealed; Colby Covington vs Leon Edwards in the Works for UFC 295; Georges St-Pierre Reported to Take On Demian Maia in Grappling Bout

Due to the shortage of time in the modern era, numerous followers frequently miss out on a number of daily MMA world updates. To bridge this gap, we’re here with another edition of our MMA news roundup. It will provide you with a summary of a few significant MMA world events over the previous 24 hours, keeping you in tune with the world of your favorite sport.

Today, after beginning with a revelation about Conor McGregor’s return to the octagon, we’ll also look at Dana White’s hints towards scheduling the Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington bout for UFC 295. Lastly, we’ll take a look at who became Georges St-Pierre’s UFC FPI opponent, to wrap things up for the day.

Conor McGregor’s manager reveals his probable UFC return timeline

UFC fans might be in a major dilemma right now. The noted UFC icon, Conor McGregor’s failure to enlist himself within the USADA testing pool might restrict him from competing inside the octagon this year. But, on the other hand, the UFC supremo, Dana White, also revealed that an exemption from the USADA guidelines may be granted to McGregor which could have him competing this year.

Amid such a situation, the head honcho of Paradigm Sports, the organization managing Conor McGregor, revealed the possible timeline of his return. Recently, Audie Attar appeared in an ‘MMA Junkie’ interview on YouTube. Talking about McGregor’s return, he said, “I can’t rule out the end of this year. But, just in terms of where we are right now, it’s likely gonna be 2024. I think that’s what the UFC has its sight set on.”

How do you feel after listening to this revelation by Attar? Do you think McGregor might fail his 2024 return timeline too?

Dana White hints at scheduling the Leon Edwards-Colby Covington bout for UFC 295

A lot of UFC fans have been awaiting the next UFC Welterweight title bout. UFC boss, Dana White, had already revealed a few months back it will be former UFC Interim Welterweight champ, Colby Covington, who would take on the current UFC Welterweight king, Leon Edwards. But even after ‘Rocky’s’ expectation of their bout happening at UFC 294 Abu Dhabi card, White had different intentions.

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Recently, Adam Catterall, from the award-winning fight podcast, ‘Fight Disciples’ tweeted about Dana White’s take on this issue. It read, “Dana White told me they’re working on Leon Edwards v Colby Covington for MSG in November. The other event in play was 294 but with the main and co-main confirmed yesterday, 295, looks hopeful.”

Most UFC fans might already know that the UFC 294 card is already stacked up. Hence, a large chunk of fans might find Catterall’s revelation pretty reasonable. How do you see this bout ending once it is confirmed for the UFC 295 card?

Georges St-Pierre now has a confirmed opponent for his UFC FPI matchup

Most UFC fans were excited about the return of the famed former UFC Welterweight and Middleweight champ, Georges St-Pierre. But, even after the confirmation of his UFC FPI grappling matchup in December, several speculations rose regarding his opponent. But, after quite some to-and-fro, recent reports finally gave out a confirmation regarding ‘Rush’s’ UFC FPI challenger.

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The noted Grappling coverage media house, ‘Flo Grappling’, confirmed Rush’s opponent. They reported the former UFC Welterweight, Demian Maia, will be taking on St-Pierre for his UFC FPI bout.

Maia is a fifth-degree black belt and also an ADCC champion. Many consider him to be one of the best grapplers who transitioned to MMA. Do you think GSP will be able to maintain his dominance on the mat against Maia as well?