Conor McGregor Touts Star Power, Targets 2027 Return for Final UFC Bout
Conor McGregor took to social media to assert his box-office dominance over boxing star Canelo Alvarez as he continues recovering from knee surgery. The former two-division champion is targeting a return at International Fight Week 2027 for the final fight of his UFC contract.
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Conor McGregor continues to recover from ACL surgery on his knee, but the former two-division UFC champion is making sure the combat sports world remembers his box-office drawing power. After watching boxing star Canelo Alvarez draw significant attention for his recent victory, McGregor took to Twitter to insist that his own commercial achievements remain unmatched.
“How many views did the Canelo fight get?” McGregor wrote. “Man I outdo ALL of these people in sales. I was on the same time as the World Cup semifinal and still done all them numbers in that last bullshit that I’ve to sit with for another few months before I return.
I’m going to actually try to sell the fight for my next one. Keep outdoing my own records.”
McGregor already holds the records for the highest pay-per-view sales in UFC history, alongside his 2017 boxing showdown against Floyd Mayweather, which ranks as one of the biggest-selling combat sports events of all time behind only Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.
According to MMA Fighting, McGregor is targeting International Fight Week 2027 for his comeback bout once he is fully healed. That upcoming contest is expected to serve as the final bout on his current UFC contract.
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