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Robert Hynes

Conor McGregor gives positive UFC update as he continues preparations for return date

Conor McGregor claims he is "back and only getting better" as he continues to prepare for his UFC return.

The Notorious has been sidelined since breaking his leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last year, but is expected to return to the octagon this summer.

McGregor is back boxing as he steps up his training and says the horror leg break will soon be a distant memory.

Sharing a photo on Instagram, the former two-weight champion wrote: "Day 3 back boxing without issue!

"Soon this injury will be a distant memory on my Martial Arts journey.

"No one has a road without bumps - but winning is about a positive attitude and determination and hard work.

"I am back and only getting better."

McGregor has claimed he will fight for the UFC lightweight title on his return from injury despite winning only once in the last six years.

McGregor, who has not won in the lightweight division since he won the title from Eddie Alvarez in 2016, insists he will be granted another shot at the strap.

"Really pumped for my next fight, [the] title fight!" he wrote on social media last week.

McGregor is languishing at No.9 in the lightweight rankings but remains the biggest draw on the UFC roster.

And Dana White has suggested he will leave it up to the champion as to who he fights when McGregor returns to action.

"We will see what's what with the lightweight division," he told The Underground. "It's going to depend on who the champion is when Conor McGregor comes back, they have a say in it. What do they want to do?

"If it's Oliveira who is still champion when Conor comes back, maybe Oliveira wants Conor we will see then."

Oliveira and Gaethje are due to clash on May 7, leaving a tight turnaround for the winner to face McGregor in July.

The Dubliner could wait until August or September however, should he be guaranteed a chance to win his old belt back.

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