Conor McGregor landed in hot waters after the recent controversies following his appearance at a Miami Heat game in the NBA finals. To make matters worse, the former champion reportedly missed the deadline to enter the USADA testing pool to be eligible to compete in 2023. Following the news, the Irishman has received severe backlash from fans for not putting in the effort to make the 2023 return possible.
Meanwhile, McGregor seems to be enjoying himself and shared snaps of his Father’s Day celebrations with his family. Further, he also shared a few snaps of his training session with an old friend.
McGregor’s friend and teammate Dillon Danis has made a surprise appearance on his timeline. Danis gained notoriety after his role in McGregor’s beef with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
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The Jiu-Jitsu black belt is also a polarizing figure, thanks to his troll persona on Twitter. Hence, fans let McGregor have a piece of their mind after the recent social media post.
Conor McGregor reunited with Dillon Danis
In a recent tweet, Conor McGregor shared snaps of himself and Dillon Danis sparring. According to ‘The Notorious’, he and ‘El Jefe’ shared some rounds in New York City. In the tweet, McGregor wrote, “Good sparring today at Church Street with @dillondanis. NYC Underground Kings, word to Eddie. You think you know. You have no idea. Onwards we go! #smile #check #soon.”
Good sparring today at Church Street with @dillondanis. NYC Underground Kings, word to Eddie. You think you know. You have no idea. Onwards we go! #smile #check #soon 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ilHemUEnVY
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 21, 2023
McGregor gave a shout-out to Danis via his Instagram story also. “Great work lad, see ya tomorrow. P twelve bells,” wrote McGregor along with a picture of the two in training.
Danis has also played a huge role in helping McGregor train Jiu-Jitsu, a discipline that many claim McGregor is yet to improve in. The 29-year-old is also a welterweight MMA star currently signed to Bellator MMA.
Danis is a 2-0 MMA pro and has not fought since 2019. Hence, fans barely showed any love to the two teammates who have been inactive for the past few years.
Fans react to McGregor training with Dillon Danis
Fans are not going easy on McGregor for dragging on the Michael Chandler fight proceedings. They went after him for the recent USADA fumble in the comments under the post. Some of them took a dig at him for training with Danis in preparation for a decorated veteran like Chandler.
Conor out here teasing Chandler at this point 😂 pic.twitter.com/CzV1HT21dc
— AFeldmanMMA (@afeldMMA) June 21, 2023
Some fans urged him to enter the USADA pool.
Enter the pool bro what are you doing
— 𝘼𝙡𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙩 🎒 (@aljoisthegoat) June 21, 2023
Don’t care enter the USADA pool
— Dylan Hudson (@DylanHudson5) June 21, 2023
Some other fans took a dig at Danis for his inactivity.
tf is dillon dannis sparring for? he just backs out of fights
— tommy 💜 (@TommyDuDD) June 21, 2023
Guy isn’t a real fighter he chickened against a youtuber
— Flip💪🏾 (@Flip_3xx) June 21, 2023
Meanwhile, some other fans were convinced McGregor would not fight any time soon.
This is how you know Conor’s not fighting anytime soon
— Col (@OhYeaMMA) June 21, 2023
Sparring for what? You aren’t fighting until 2024…. Too busy messing around with other girls when you have a significant other and 3 kids.
— Kake Jelly (@_kake_jelly_) June 21, 2023
Another one had a sarcastic comment for Chandler.
Sparring with Dillon Danis, I fear for chandler's safety, Mike chandler I implore you Do not take this fight Conor is now far too dangerous
— Supercalo (@superCalo) June 21, 2023
However, there was one optimistic fan hoping for a distant possibility.
Conor McGregor might be in the USADA pool already, he just hasn't been tested! 🤞
— Matias Andres – Fight Life 🇸🇪 🇨🇱 🇰🇭 🇺🇸 (@MatiasAndresMMA) June 21, 2023
More brutal digs followed that message of hope.
sparring with a guy that lost to a fat bouncer to prepare for the T5 of the LW division. it's incredible you made it this far.
— ._. (@myoverhandleft) June 21, 2023
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You know you’re backsliding when you’re sparring with that clown 😂
— 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕠𝕓 𝕋𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕤™️ (@ChiefSVP) June 21, 2023
While things may look bleak at the moment, there is a possibility that McGregor could return in 2023 and face Chandler. While many assume he missed the USADA enrollment deadline, there’s a chance that he did not. There is also a provision to grant him an exemption from the 6-month waiting period before competing (which USADA claims McGregor isn’t eligible for).
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Considering the many moving parts of McGregor’s return saga, will we see the ‘Mystic Mac’ back in 2023 as he predicted? Has he already started preparing for the fight as can be seen from the pictures? Let us know in the comments.
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