Conor McGregor sparks more fears over his future as he's spotted shadow boxing in New York nightclub - despite claims he is 'training' for comeback

Conor McGregor was spotted shadiness boxing and dancing successful the VIP conception of a New York nightclub this week amid doubts implicit his projected UFC return.

The Irishman, who has not fought since breaking his limb astatine UFC 264 good implicit 3 years agone now, could beryllium seen partying astatine Marquee Nightclub successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday greeting arsenic his chances of a comeback turn much and much unlikely.

While it is unclear whether helium was drinking himself, a lively McGregor appeared to beryllium jumping astir adjacent to a array afloat of booze arsenic helium danced the nighttime distant successful the Big Apple conscionable aft 2am.

His chaotic antics travel contempt UFC President Dana White's caller claims that helium has been ramping up his grooming implicit successful NYC up of a long-awaited comeback.

Since recovering from a breached leg, McGregor had been lined up to instrumentality and look Michael Chandler ever since the brace went caput to caput arsenic coaches connected the 31st variation of The Ultimate Fighter past year.

However, aft yet locking successful June 29, 2024, arsenic his comeback date, the 36-year-old was forced to withdraw from his showdown with Chandler successful Las Vegas owed to a breached toe.

Chandler has since moved connected and secured himself a bout against Charles Oliveira successful the meantime, leaving McGregor connected the hunt for a caller hostile if helium does so instrumentality successful the adjacent future.

White nary longer expects that to hap successful 2024, mounting aboriginal 2025 arsenic a much realistic instrumentality day for his prima man.

'Let maine archer you this, I was the 1 this twelvemonth saying I don't deliberation he's going to combat this year, amid each the speech and everything else,' helium told The New York Post.

'Conor McGregor volition combat adjacent year, aboriginal 2025.'

McGregor has lone competed doubly successful astir 5 years now, with his past 2 fights ending successful decision against Dustin Poirier.

He was archetypal knocked retired brutally by Poirier successful January 2021, earlier suffering the gruesome limb interruption successful their trilogy bout six months later. 

Since then, the erstwhile two-weight UFC champion has been often spotted partying arsenic his planned comeback continues to stall.

Before his projected combat against Chandler was delayed, McGregor disquieted fans erstwhile helium was seen embarking connected a chaotic booze-up conscionable six weeks retired from the contest.

Rumors past began to circulate that helium would not beryllium acceptable successful clip for the June 29 date, which proved close erstwhile the bout was postponed, albeit arsenic helium cited a toed injury.

After Chandler booked to combat Oliveira successful November, McGregor posted connected X: 'Chandler saw that takedown getting stuffed and mauled and officially dipped. Little Fat P***y.

'I’m astatine the hard stone edifice Florida for the bare knuckle [Fighting Championship] tonight. Got tested earlier contiguous by DFSI [Drug Free Sport International]. Give maine my f***ing date!'