MMA star Conor McGregor has “chronic arthritis” according to UFC president Dana White.
This news comes after McGregor suffered a first-round defeat to Dustin Poirer at UFC 264.
The Dubliner fractured his tibia and fibula after a series of brutal leg kicks from the American. Doctors ended the fight in the dying seconds of round one as McGregor clearly struggled.
However, in the build up to the fight White claims the Dubliner was already carrying an injury. One, that in fact appears to be in the form of arthritis.
“He’s had ankle issues for the last couple of years, and he had asked if he could tape his ankles coming into this fight and he got clearance to do it from the Nevada state athletic commission,” White told Fox News.
“Then he opted not to tape them. I don’t know why.
“But yeah, he has chronic arthritis in his ankles.”
McGregor’s latest Instagram post backs up White's statements after the Irishman admitted his injury woes.
“So I had multiple stress fractures in the shin bone above the ankle, and then I have trouble with the ankle anyway throughout the years of f*cking fighting all the time.
"And I also was wrapping me ankle every training session. I even done a lot of training sessions when the ankle was sore, I still wouldn’t stop training.”
