Conor McGregor has lately heightened the frequency of his social media updates, sharing photos and videos from his training sessions. ‘The Notorious’ recently posted a series of photos from his sparring sessions on Instagram, captioned with the most famous quotes from legendary boxer Muhammad Ali:

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”

Check out McGregor’s post below:

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Fans swiftly responded to McGregor’s training photos with a variety of reactions, with the majority expressing excitement for the Irishman’s imminent return to the octagon.

One fan wrote:

“The champion returns.”

Another wrote:

“looking fight ready”

Check out some more reactions below:

“If he’s genuinely doing this and not partying now then the mma world would lose their sh*t at a mac comeback””Next victim ‘Islam Makhachev’.””The notorious is back 🔥🐐””I can see the best comeback of history””The G.O.A.T Conor McGregor returns in UFC 300 😤”Credits: @thenotoriousmma on Instagram

Conor McGregor responds to Islam Makhachev’s ascent in UFC pound-for-pound rankings

Conor McGregor reacted to Islam Makhachev’s climb to the top of the UFC pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings.

Despite initially securing the second spot following a successful title defense in UFC 294, marked by a first-round knockout via a head kick against Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev has recently claimed the No. 1 position in the latest UFC men’s P4P rankings, edging out Jon Jones.

More than two weeks after his win at UFC 294, Islam Makhachev is now ranked number 1 pound-for-pound in the UFC 👑 pic.twitter.com/5TR15Irt7S

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 7, 2023

Displaying visible discontent with the recent adjustments in the rankings, ‘The Notorious’ turned to X (formerly Twitter) and uploaded an image from Islam Makhachev’s second UFC bout, where the Russian suffered a first-round knockout loss to Adriano Martins at UFC 192 in 2015. McGregor also shared a screenshot of a news article from 2016 covering Makhachev’s suspension for using the banned substance meldonium:

“Ko’d unconscious and caught on steroids. MMA’s current p4p no1. What a sport 😂