Conor McGregor's planned UFC comeback is slightly less than a year away and he already sets bizarre requirements.
The legendary world champion Two weight McGregor has claimed that he will return to the Octagon next summer during the UFC White House event. He campaigns for a fight, probably with Michael Chandler, since President Donald Trump announced the mass showcase earlier this month.
McGregor is one of a large number of big names that want on the map, including Jon Jones who even returned to the UFC pool for testing medicines in preparation for a return of retirement. But he already tells Dana White exactly what he needs to make the fight happen.
Conor McGregor requires his teammate to be signed to have UFC return
Conor McGregor was very active this morning to celebrate his birthday on social media and shares photos and tribute of fans, fellow athletes and friends. One friend was the ultimate fighter participant Lee Hammond, whom he coached in season 31.
Hammond was unbeaten as a professional after a long amateur career when he came to the show. And despite the fact that his defeat against the final winner Kurt Holobugh did not end up his record, he lost his undefeated record in his first fight outside the show last year.
Now McGregor has demanded that Dana White Sign Hammond to the UFC, even behind the back of two defeats in a row. The couple have been teammates at SBG Ireland and the Crumlin Boxing Club 'School of Excellence' for years.
When Hammond wrote [in Irish] “Happy Birthday Brother,” McGregor replied by saying: “Mac Mansion. Vegas. 2015. I am back as Lee is signed. Only.” He then tagged Dana White and added a hashtag that refers to Crumlin Boxing Club.
Conor McGregor had a number of teammates signed at UFC
When he started in the UFC, McGregor had a large number of teammates who ended up on the Roster next to him. He arrived at the heels of Tom Egan and Gunnar Nelson and was quickly accompanied by Aisling Daly, Paddy Holohan and Cathal Pendred.
Later in his run he even managed to get Artem Lobov on the Ultimate Fighter despite a record of almost 50/50 and the Russian remained on the selection for years. After that, many of his teammates went to Bellator, including James Gallagher and world title candidates Peter Queally and Sinead Kavanagh.
Now he is accompanied by the UFC schedule by only three Irish hunters; Kiefer Crosbie, Shauna Bannon and Ian Machado Garry. Of those three, only Crosbie is a teammate of him at SBG Ireland, although he maintains a good relationship with them all.