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Conor McGregor is speaking out for the first time since his devastating injury against Max Holloway.
On Saturday night, McGregor returned to the Octagon for the first time in five years since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier.
Unfortunately for McGregor, he suffered a leg injury in the first minutes of the fight and was unable to continue.
RIGHT ON THE FIRST KICK 😳
Max Holloway gets his hand raised tonight!
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On Tuesday, McGregor appeared on social media for the first time and posted a video in which he vowed to return to the Octagon.
“We’ll be back! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let’s go.”
🚨 Conor McGregor spoke about the loss to Max Holloway for the first time in new video:
“We’ll be back! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let’s go.” pic.twitter.com/tRxLZGg7s3
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It’s still unclear what injury McGregor suffered but many medical experts believes it was a torn meniscus.
McGregor had previously posted that he would be forced to undergo surgery.