CONOR MCGREGOR has been warned he’d be put in a “wheelchair” if he shares the octagon with Justin Gaethje.
The Notorious is targeting a return to the octagon early next following a near 17-month hiatus due to injury.
APConor McGregor is in the final stages of recovering from his horrific broken leg[/caption]
The Notorious is targeting a return to the octagon early next yearREX
Justin Gaethje is one of several fighters in the running to face Mystic MacGETTY
INSTAGRAMManager Ali Abdelaziz believes Gaethje would put McGregor in a wheelchair[/caption]
McGregor, 34, has plenty of options available for his comeback fight – which some fans want to be a grudge match against former interim lightweight champ Justin Gaethje.
But Gaethje’s manager believes the Irishman would end up being wheeled out of the arena if he were to share the octagon with the notoriously vicious leg kicker.
Ali Abdelaziz told The Schmo: “I would like to see Justin Gaethje destroy Conor McGregor and put him in a wheelchair.
“I would love to see that. Any weight.”
Abdelaziz, however, doesn’t forsee McGregor accepting a showdown with Gaethje – despite their bad blood.
He continued: “I would like to see this fight but we know he doesn’t like to fight anymore.
“He wants easy fights. He’s probably not going to fight Justin Gaethje.”
McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since breaking his leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last July.
The former two-division champion is looking to return to the octagon early next year, recently saying: “: “I’m going to be back soon, hopefully.
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“Early 2023 I’m aiming for. Sometime in that first quarter.
“That will give me a good couple of months [to prepare].
“Once I wrap this up in a couple of days, get the camp going [for] a good couple of months. And get going.”
The UFC’s poster boy, however, will have to first return to the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a minimum of six months before he can compete – unless he’s given an exemption by the UFC brass.
Late last month, he said: “I’m clear for testing in February.
“I will complete my two tests per USADA & we are booking a fight.”
Per the UFC and USADA’s joint policy, the promotion can grant an exemption to the six-month testing pool requirement in “exceptional circumstances or where the strict application of that rule would be manifestly unfair to the athlete.”
McGregor, however, will have to provide two negative drug tests in order for the testing period to be waived and to fight early next year.
INSTAGRAM@THENOTORIOUSMMAConor McGregor is seemingly gearing up for a return to the octagon[/caption]
INSTAGRAM@THENOTORIOUSMMAThe Irishman plans to be available for drug testing in February[/caption] Read More