The former UFC Double Champion Conor McGregor had suffered a loss against Dustin Poirier after sustaining a broken leg injury at UFC 264 last month. The Irishman had claimed to have stress fractures he sustained leading up to his trilogy with ‘The Diamond’.
Conor McGregor reveals he spoke with Dana White about the injury
Following the first round doctor’s stoppage, McGregor was seen telling UFC President Dana White that his leg had been bothering him the entire fight camp. He did not expect that neglecting his compromised leg would result in the disaster of a bout. Ronda Rousey & Conor McGregor Bold Claim Leaks
“I been dealing with it the whole camp. Didn’t think nothing was gonna happen though. I had him there,” said Conor McGregor following his injury at UFC 264.
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Dana White later told Fox News that Conor McGregor had chronic arthritis in both his ankles. The Irishman was apparently planning on walking out with both his legs taped up.
“He’s had ankle issues for the last couple of years,” White told Fox News, “He had asked if he could tape his ankles coming into this fight, and then he opted not to tape them. I don’t know why.”
White had claimed that the Irishman was not in perfect shape coming into UFC 264, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has dismissed having any knowledge of McGregor’s pre-existing injuries.
Executive director Bob Bennett stated in an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal that McGregor was injury-free in the lead up to UFC 264.
“If we ever knowingly had information a fighter wasn’t fit to fight, we wouldn’t let them compete. It would go to a doctor and a doctor would make that decision as the expert.”
McGregor is expected to be out of action for at least until next year and he is currently recovering from the injury.
