CONOR McGREGOR released boxing sparring footage as he prepares for his UFC return next year.
The Irishman uploaded a short video online of himself sparring in a cage, which appears to be with professional boxer Dylan Moran.
Conor McGregor released boxing sparring footage as he prepares for his UFC return next year
Conor McGregor pictured with sparring partner Dylan Moran
Moran was brought into McGregor’s Dubai training camp before the superstar’s rematch with Dustin Poirier, which ended in knockout defeat.
McGregor, 34, went on to lose the trilogy bout seven months later after breaking his leg seconds before the end of round one.
The former two-weight champion spent the remainder of the year rehabilitating after undergoing successful surgery.
Although McGregor has been ruled out of fighting until next year, having undertaken his first Hollywood role.
He is starring in a reboot of Patrick Swayze’s 1989 classic Roadhouse, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
McGregor recently revealed he is set to move back up to welterweight in his return fight.
But Leon Edwards, 30, is currently the reigning champion and shares the same management stable as McGregor.
So ex-UFC middleweight-turned pundit Chael Sonnen, 45, warned to rule out a title shot.
He said on his YouTube channel: “I think that we can eliminate the title talk.
“I know that was real, but it turns out that Leon is under the Paradigm management company.
“So essentially, Conor and Leon are team-mates. Leon and Conor matchup very well.
“But Conor and Kamaru [Usman] don’t match up very well. Conor and [Khamzat] Chimaev don’t match up very well.”
Conor McGregor in training for his UFC return
