Conor McGregor is down to participate in wheelchair charity boxing match, just not on the proposed timeline. Much confusion surfaced on Monday when McGregor (22-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former two-division UFC champion, was oddly linked to a wheelchair charity boxing match for the Irish Wheelchair Association on Sept. 11 against Al Foran, who is known online as a McGregor impressionist (via Twitter ): Drum roll ladies and gentlemen The co-main event: @TheNotoriousMMA v @ImpressionistAL aka The Notorious v The Notorious Impressionist all in aid of the @IrishWheelchair Please donate here if you can: https://t.co/lDMJxs1MvE @madebyGoodie pic.twitter.com/kqFIXApdzu — Sir Stevo Timothy (@SirStevoTimothy) July 30, 2021 Shortly after the news was put out, a McGregor spokesperson told ESPN that the Irish superstar’s involvement was not confirmed, and he would not be part of the event as claimed. That seemingly doesn’t mean McGregor isn’t interested in it, though. “The Notorious” is just weeks removed from suffering a broken leg in a first-round TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in their anticipated UFC 264 trilogy fight, and remains in California recovering after an extensive surgery
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