CONOR MCGREGOR has all-but confirmed he WON'T be retiring from the fight game.
The Irishman hinted late last month that by admitting he was content with what he's achieved in his Hall-of-Fame career.
But a little less than two weeks after hinting the end is nigh, the former two-weight UFC champ has changed his tune.
On Thursday afternoon, he shared a video of himself hitting the pads with his trainer for his 46.7million Instagram followers to see.
And his accompanying caption included a message for lightweight contenders and .
He wrote: “I'm interested in the Chandler/Pimblett fight this weekend.”
Chandler and Pimblett, 38 and 30 respectively, will collide early on Sunday morning in the co-main event of UFC 314 in Miami.
Chandler was set to welcome McGregor back to the octagon last June but saw the biggest fight of his career slip through his hands when his .
The fan favourite, however, hasn't given up hope of sharing the octagon with ‘The Notorious' something Pimblett is very much open to doing.
The Liverpudlian said during the UFC 314 pre-fight press conference: “Yeah I seen it, obviously, I got sent it by a good few people.
“You know, I’d welcome that fight, that’s where the money’s at.
“But, I can’t look past Michael.
“I’ve got to fight Michael on Saturday night and get the win here, that’s all that matters.”;
Chandler said of McGregor's post: “I don’t know. I’m sure he’s watching.
“He watches and he’s very interested in coming back.
“But can he put together a training camp? That’s the real question. We don’t know.
“All I know is you can see by my actions, fighting in November and now fighting five months later, Paddy Pimblett.
“Putting my ranking on the line, going out to brave the unknown, I’m going to stay active.”
McGregor hasn't set foot inside the octagon since nearly four years ago.
Should McGregor fight again, his next outing will be his first since being found civilly liable for assaulting Nikita Hand at a Dublin Hotel in December 2018.
The former two-division champion appealed the verdict returned at Dublin's High Court last month.
He hopes the introduction of new evidence will overturn the result of the civil trial.
