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Nicolas Atkin

UFC president Dana White has given a time frame on Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon after the former two-weight champion was released from hospital in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
McGregor (22-6) underwent a three-and-a-half hour surgery to fix his left tibia and fibula after breaking his leg in the final seconds of the first round of last Saturday’s UFC 264 main event against Dustin Poirier.


“I think they just released him right now from the hospital about 10, 15 minutes ago,” White told TMZ Sports. “He’ll be in [Los Angeles] for a little while. I don’t know if he’s gonna fly home, or what he’s gonna do.
Asked when the 33-year-old will be back fighting, White said: “He’ll be back in a year.”
UFC: Bisping says McGregor should fire coach if he wasn’t concerned
McGregor had updated his fans on Tuesday with a video from his hospital bed after his surgery, saying he will be on crutches for six months.
The Irishman’s coach revealed this week that McGregor had suffered an ankle injury in his training ahead of the lightweight trilogy bout against “The Diamond”, which could have played a factor in the leg break.


“We’d got a scan on it. Did that have a small part to play in weakening [his ankle]? I don’t know,” John Kavanagh told Laura Sanko in an interview for Wimp 2 Warrior.
“We were with [an orthopaedic surgeon in Los Angeles] a couple of weeks ago to get a scan on the ankle. They say when you look at an MRI or CAT scan, it’s perfect, but they say it’s more like listening to an engine. A very skilled mechanic can maybe pick up something, but it’s not until you open up that you see something.
“There might have been something in there. It seems unusual that a young, healthy, fit man can wrap his foot around an elbow without there being something there before. But you can play those sorts of guessing games all day long.”


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UFC: Dana White says Conor McGregor ‘will be back in a year’ after hospital release following leg break

Conor McGregor is carried out of the arena on a stretcher after breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Photo: AFP

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Conor McGregor sits on the mat after injuring his ankle in the first round of his lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Photo: AFP

Jul 10, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor holds his leg after suffering an injury against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

UFC: Conor McGregor goes on tweet-and-delete tirade against Dustin Poirier after surgery on broken leg

McGregor is carried out of the T-Mobile Arena on a stretcher after breaking his leg in the first round of his lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier. Photo: AFP

Jul 10, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Conor McGregor moves in for a hit against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov insists Conor McGregor will lose ‘100 times out of 100’ against Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier moves in for a hit against Conor McGregor at UFC 264. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

(FILES) In this file photo Conor McGregor of Ireland walks in the octagon before his lightweight bought against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264: Poirier v McGregor 3 at T-Mobile Arena on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Conor McGregor underwent three hours of surgery on July 11, 2021, less than 24 hours after suffering a "clean" break of his left shinbone during a devastating UFC defeat to American brawler Dustin Poirier. Doctors revealed that McGregor broke his left tibia and fibula bones in the opening round of the non-title lightweight bout in Las Vegas. (Photo by Stacy Revere / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

UFC: Michael Bisping says Conor McGregor ‘should fire John Kavanagh immediately’ if coach ‘truly wasn’t concerned’

Conor McGregor looks on before fighting Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Dustin Poirier, top, punches Conor McGregor during a UFC 264 lightweight mixed martial arts bout Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

UFC: Stephen A. Smith says Conor McGregor is now ‘more marketing tool’ than ‘legitimate weapon’

Conor McGregor performs his trademark strut before his lightweight bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Photo: AFP

Conor McGregor yells as he sits on the mat after an injury during his lightweight mixed martial arts bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Irishman to stay in Los Angeles ‘for a little while’ following surgery on gruesome injury suffered against Dustin Poirier
McGregor’s coach admits an ankle injury suffered in training camp might have played a part in leg break at UFC 264



Conor McGregor to stay in Los Angeles ‘for a little while’ says UFC president Dana White after three-and-a-half hour surgery on broken leg.


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UFC: Dana White says Conor McGregor ‘will be back in a year’ after hospital release following leg break

Irishman to stay in Los Angeles ‘for a little while’ following surgery on gruesome injury suffered against Dustin Poirier McGregor’s coach admits an ankle injury suffered in training camp might have played a part in leg break at UFC 264

Irishman to stay in Los Angeles ‘for a little while’ following surgery on gruesome injury suffered against Dustin Poirier

McGregor’s coach admits an ankle injury suffered in training camp might have played a part in leg break at UFC 264