{"id":312568,"date":"2019-05-07T09:06:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=312568"},"modified":"2019-05-07T09:06:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:06:19","slug":"report-conor-mcgregor-training-hard-ready-to-fight-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/report-conor-mcgregor-training-hard-ready-to-fight-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Report | Conor McGregor training hard, &#8216;ready to fight now&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to a report from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"TMZ (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/05\/06\/conor-mcgregor-training-ireland-ufc-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<\/a>, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is ready to return to the Octagon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TMZ claims to have spoken to a spoken to a source &#8220;extremely close&#8221; to the Irish MMA star, who divulged the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s ready to fight now,&#8221; this sourced reportedly stated. &#8220;He&#8217;s in training. Everything needs to line up correctly &#8230; opponent, place and of course, money.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TMZ&#8217;s report also adds that Conor McGregor has been putting in work at SBG Ireland, and even got in a hard sparring session with Triumph United founder Hans Molenkamp \u2014 a BJJ blackbelt who is deeply embedded in the MMA community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Molenkamp posted a clip of this sparring session on his official Instagram page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxIGeb0AfP8\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Conor McGregor is reportedly ready to step back into the Octagon, his return is far from official at the time of this writing. That being said, he was recently called out by streaking UFC lightweight contender Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone, a fighter he&#8217;s previously been tied to. The fight makes sense from both a rankings and entertainment standpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If Conor wants to fight, f*ck yeah, let\u2019s go,&#8221; Cerrone said shortly after he defeated Al Iaquinta in the main event of UFC Ottawa on Saturday. &#8220;Especially in July, I\u2019m ready, let\u2019s turn and burn, baby. \u2026 Who knows? I\u2019m gonna be sittin\u2019 at home in a couple of months, bored, like, \u2018F*ck. Fine. I\u2019ll fight whoever, let\u2019s go.\u2019 But I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates on Conor McGregor as details emerge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 5\/7\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from TMZ, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is ready to return to the Octagon. 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