Dana White, president of UFC, has said that Conor McGregor will be returning to the octagon during the "summer".
The Irishman has recovered quicker than expected from the severe broken leg sustained in his fight with Dustin Poirier's Trilogy in July.
Conor McGregor broke his left leg during his UFC 264 Trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier
McGregor, 33 years old, wants to return fully to sparring in April. White believes this will open the door for McGregor's comeback fight in June/ July.
ESPN reported that he said: "If all goes well with the timing for his healing, he should return this summer."
McGregor could face Poirier in a fourth fight after Charles Oliveira's defeat.
White doesn't know who The Notorious will face during his eagerly awaited return fight.
He said, "I have no idea what the landscape will look like when I return."
"So, to talk about Dustin - Dustin might be retired by Conor McGregor [comes home]].
"You never know what is gonna happen in this sport. You have to ask me this question, this [coming] season.
"When we look at what's happening in that sport division, and figure out the next steps for Conor,"
McGregor, 33 years old, broke his left tibia, fibula, and left femur in the final stages of his UFC 264 rubber match against Poirier.
SunSport recently heard from the former champion in two-divisions. However, the Dubliner isn't keen to speed up his recovery.
Ireland's first and only UFC champion, said that his fibula was fully healed during a Twitter Q&A.
"The medial side is also developing nice callous.
It is important to wait for the bone to break down to the side of the tibia, where the larger break took place.
It's moving. "Patience will win this race.
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