CONOR COMING BACK?
Conor McGregor parties into the night at Dublin pub with Dee Devlin ONE month out from UFC return
His pre-fight shenanigans have drawn comparisons to another huge combat sports star
CONOR McGREGOR partied into the night on Saturday evening despite his comeback fight on June 29 being close on the horizon.
The Notorious insists he is abstaining from alcohol for the duration of his training camp before he faces off against Michael Chandler.
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And while he didn't appear to be drinking in any videos that emerged of his night out at his Black Forge Inn pub, fans are concerned as to how strict he's being in his preparation.
One person commented: "Does bro know he's got a fight next month?"
While another added: "Conor let the money get to his head. He's lost it big time."
However, plenty of other followers maintain he's putting on somewhat of a show for social media.
Comparisons were made to Ryan Garcia's pre-fight antics last month where he openly claimed he was drinking tequila virtually every night.
When fight night arrived, the 25-year-old then put on a career-best display as he outclassed the previously undefeated Devin Haney.
However, McGregor is ten years older, hasn't fought since July 2021 and is coming off a broken leg.
So there's already enough reasons to be pessimistic about what version of the once dominant striker MMA fans will see when UFC 303 finally arrives.
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In the time since the Crumlin native last made the walk, Chandler has fought three times in addition to having competed at UFC 262 in May 2021.
Alarmingly though, he has lost three of those four contests.
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However, it should be noted that the explosive wrestler has faced a murderer's row since joining the promotion.
And he has very much gone down swinging in thrilling affairs against Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira.
Those are two former interim champions at lightweight with the latter previously ruling the roost at featherweight.
Last week it was announced that June 3 will see a press conference held at the 3Arena to promote his upcoming bout.
Not only that but UFC supremo Dana White also confirmed that rising Irish star Ian Garry has been added to the Las Vegas card.
The 14-0 welterweight will draw his toughest test to date as he squares off against Michael 'Venom' Page.
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The 37-year-old is mostly associated with being Bellator's longtime kingpin at 170lbs before he made the switch over to the UFC in March.
He boasts a 22-2 professional record and dispatched of solid gatekeeper Kevin Holland via a dominant decision while making his UFC bow last time out.