Conor McGregor breaks silence on devastating injury blow in new update

McGregor has spoken on social media after suffering a serious knee issue on short-lived return at UFC 329

Conor McGregor has spoken for the first time after suffering another devastating injury at UFC 329, saying he is "beyond dark" and "can only describe it as hell". The former UFC bantamweight and lightweight champion was making his long-awaited return to the octagon after a five-year absence in Saturday night's main event against Max Holloway in Las Vegas. However, the fight was waved off after only 69 seconds as the result of McGregor sustaining a serious-looking injury to his right knee as he landed awkwardly following an attempted flying left kick.

Holloway was awarded the technical victory, with UFC chief Dana White subsequently revealing fears that McGregor had injured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Following a video that circulated widely on social media and was also shared by the television broadcast team of him looking unsteady as he kicked off his shoes beforehand, a devastated McGregor categorically denied any suggestion that he was already injured going into the fight. "My head gasket is gone," McGregor wrote on X. "Destroyed.

"I had no injury / injuries going into the fight. I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came out of nowhere.

"I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as hell." More to follow