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McGregor's Doctor Told Him After Injury He May Never Run or Play With His Kids Again
The Ariel Helwani Show
Conor McGregor's Agent Audie Attar Breaks Down TENSE UFC Negotiations, Contract Status, Free Agency?
What was said
"There was a point in time where I remember the doctor specifically telling him after— Look, we don't know if you're gonna be able to run to play with your kids. Like, you, you may be, you know, altered physically. Yeah, right. To live."
Attar revealed that after McGregor's serious leg injury in the Poirier fight, doctors warned the fighter he might be permanently physically altered and potentially unable to run or play with his children. This disclosure provides context for why McGregor's five-year absence raised doubts about whether he would ever compete again. Attar confirmed there were multiple moments where he personally thought McGregor would never fight again.
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- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Conor McGregor's Agent Audie Attar Breaks Down TENSE UFC Negotiations, Contract Status, Free Agency?
- Clip time
- 27:08
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