Conor McGregor breaks silence after successful knee surgery

Conor McGregor has released a statement after undergoing surgery following the devastating knee injury he suffered at UFC 329.

McGregor revealed on Wednesday that he had successfully undergone surgery to repair a torn ACL. He sustained the injury during his comeback fight against Max Holloway in July.

Holloway (28-9) defeated McGregor (22-7) by technical knockout in just 69 seconds in a welterweight bout at UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11, after “The Notorious” hurt his right knee on an early kick.

It was a second fight between the two, and the first one happened in August 2013, when McGregor won by unanimous decision.

McGregor shared a video on social media Friday providing an update on his health status and comparing his recovery to MMA legends Dominick Cruz and Georges St-Pierre.

“What’s up, folks?” McGregor said. ‘The Mac’ is back, baby. Surgery was a success and now I’m on the road to recovery. That should tell you all you need to know about my mindset. Straight into surgery, knee repaired, and on the road. Let’s go.

“I want to give a shout-out to Dominick Cruz, who returned from multiple ACLs to recapture his bantamweight crown. Georges St-Pierre, multiple ACLs. I don’t know whether he returned after his second ACL, however he’s doing backflips and his movement is still stellar. Other notables in other sports, NFL, Tom Brady’s done it. Aaron [Rodgers] done it. These are my motivation here, especially the fighting boys.

“Unstoppable, baby. My mindset is unstoppable, unbreakable.”

McGregor vs Holloway 2 was the former’s first action in the Octagon in five years, since a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas.

Conor recently revealed a plan for his last fight with the UFC, seeking a rematch of his recent defeat to Holloway.