Conor McGregor makes massive announcement on UFC return as he expresses frustrations at Dana White & Co

CONOR MCGREGOR has yet admitted helium WON'T beryllium making his long-awaited UFC instrumentality this year.

The Notorious was owed to marque his cage comeback against Michael Chandler - who has since moved connected from their projected clash - successful June earlier helium suffered a breached near pinky toe.

In an exclusive interrogation with SunSport, McGregor revealed helium was eyeing a December instrumentality to the octagon.

UFC bigwig Dana White, however, has publically poured acold h2o connected an end-of-year instrumentality for the promotion's poster boy, who is present resigned to a 2025 return.

When asked astir his instrumentality day this past weekend, the Irishman told DAZN: “It volition beryllium 2025. “We volition see.

"My hostile that I had scheduled… it is what it is. I instrumentality it connected committee and stone on.

"My occupation is to spell to the gym and beryllium successful shape, whenever it is and wherever it is. I volition beryllium 100 per cent ready."

McGregor, 36, has 2 fights near connected the lucrative declaration helium inked with MMA's apical promotion successful the build-up to his 2018 grudge lucifer with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Negotiations implicit a caller woody were held earlier the cancellation of his clash with Chandler, though the Dubliner has suggested they person been enactment connected ice.

He precocious told SunSport: "You know, the combat ne'er happened.

"So it's conscionable astir getting the combat on."

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Former two-division McGregor is champing astatine the spot to get backmost wrong the cage.

But he's seemingly present itching to spot retired his declaration with the MMA person and go a escaped agent.

He said: “I indispensable get 2 fights successful 2025. It’s the promised land."

McGregor is presently without an hostile pursuing Chandler's determination to rematch erstwhile lightweight champion Charles Oliveira successful November.

When pressed connected who volition invited him backmost to the octagon, helium said: "Who knows? It does not matter.

"Whoever, let’s see. I’d similar it to beryllium Chandler. I privation him good and spot wherever it goes.”

McGregor hasn't graced the octagon since shattering his near limb successful his trilogy combat with Dustin Poirier successful July 2021.