JAKARTA - UFC President Dana White revealed that Conor McGregor suffers from chronic arthritis. This statement seems sufficient to explain the cause of The Notorious's broken leg in the fight against Dustin Poirier.
McGregor previously claimed that he had a stress fracture in his leg even before the fight. In other words, he wasn't at 100 percent.
"He's had an ankle problem for the past few years and he's been asking if he could bandage his ankle for this fight and got permission to do so from the Nevada state athletic commission (NAC)," White told Fox News.
"And then he chose not to bandage it. I don't know why.
"But yes, he has chronic arthritis in his ankle."
In addition to weakening McGregor's ankles, the disease can also cause pain, inflammation and even reduce his range of motion.
NAC denied claims they were aware of any pre-fight injuries, but McGregor insists he had problems to the point of considering canceling the fight.
"People ask me 'when did he break his leg?' and 'at what point did his leg break?', but ask Dana White, ask the UFC, ask Dr Davidson, the chief physician of the UFC," McGregor said on Instagram.
"They knew I had a fracture due to the stress on my leg when I got into the cage. There was debate about taking him out because I was training with no shin pads and I would kick the knee a few times.
"So I had a few stress fractures in the shin bone above the ankle and then I had problems with the ankle for years fighting all the time."
McGregor is expected to be on crutches for six weeks before being able to start rehab. Meaning, it will be about a year before we can talk about his return to the octagon.
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