Conor McGregor Claims He Had a Broken Foot Against Khabib Nurmagomedov

In a post this week on his Twitter account, former UFC champion Conor McGregor revealed that he apparently had a broken foot going into his title bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov last year. You can check out his tweet below.

According to the former champion, the injury happened three weeks before UFC 229. Conor McGregor wrote, “I broke my foot three weeks out from the bout,” McGregor wrote on Twitter. “I still marched forward however, and also landed the final blows of the night. On his blood brother. I am happy with how the contest went and the lessons learned. In my fighting and more importantly my preparation. Time will reveal all.”

Nurmagomedov ultimately won the fight at UFC 229 by submission.

I broke my foot 3 weeks out from the bout.
I still marched forward however, and also landed the final blows of the night.
On his blood brother.
I am happy with how the contest went and the lessons learned.
In my fighting and more importantly my preparation.
Time will reveal all. https://t.co/VNxbrfk6qx

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 11, 2019