'I will return': Conor McGregor vows another comeback after fresh knee injury

[p]And the Irish star, who lost in 69 seconds at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, vowed to make another comeback once he recovers from his latest setback.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcgregor-conor/zmTtk3ch/"]McGregor[/a] injured himself when he planted his right leg to make a leaping roundhouse kick at the start of the bout, falling to the mat for the first of three times before the fight was stopped.[/p][p][b]"I was so sharp and so ready for this fight I cannot believe what has happened," [/b]McGregor posted on X on Sunday after the bout.[/p][p][b]"The talk of me being off while walking into the fight is nonsense. I was calm, ready, and confident. I am in shock (at) what has taken place."[/b][/p][embed guid="600d9d1f-4036-4856-9a1a-d8925b8b2e09" url="https://x.com/UFCEurope/status/2076152800225169484/video/1" social-type="twitter" /][p]McGregor, who had not fought since suffering a broken left leg in a 2021 defeat, promised his famed career was not yet over.[/p][p][b]"I will overcome this," [/b]he wrote.[b] "I will not be deterred. I will return."[/b][/p][p]McGregor described his injury as "my head gasket is gone. Destroyed," in a cryptic reference taken to mean torn knee ligaments.[/p][p][b]"I had no injury/injuries going into the fight,"[/b] McGregor posted.[/p][p][b]"I was throwing kicks, planted and jumping, all throughout camp as well as backstage before the fight. This came out of nowhere."[/b][/p][embed guid="9499e4af-9a4d-4a6c-9a21-bae14f3ad4f9" url="https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/2076237618287878548?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]McGregor described his situation as, [b]"I am beyond dark here. I can only describe it as hell"[/b].[/p][p]Triumphant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/holloway-max/zyarAfz1/"]Holloway[/a], who joked about making McGregor "weak in the knees," said he wants to fight McGregor again whenever possible. He lost their first meeting in 2013.[/p][p][b]"Thank you Conor for fight. Took a lot to make that walk after these past few years," [/b]Holloway posted on X. [b]"Sending prayers for a speedy recovery."[/b][/p]