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Conor McGregor urged to ‘Get off the good stuff’ ahead of end of year UFC return by former champion

Former undisputed middleweight champion and promotional Hall of Fame inductee, Michael Bisping has called for fellow former promotional champion, Conor McGregor to “get off the good stuff”, ahead of his impending Octagon return before the end of this year.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the UFC, has been sidelined since he fractured his left tibia and fibula en route to a doctor’s stoppage TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier back in July 2021.

Conor McGregor is expected to make an “immediate” USADA return

Expected to make his return to the Octagon before the close of this year ahead of his “immediate” return to the USADA testing pool, Conor McGregor has been tied to a welterweight fight with one-time lightweight contender, Michael Chandler – with the duo recently wrapping up filming on The Ultimate Fighter 31 this year.