UFC News: Conor McGregor's return date hint, Jon Jones gives update, Lesnar slammed
UFC NEWS - Express Sport brings you the latest headlines from the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
UFC News - Conor McGregor drops return hint
Conor McGregor has once again hinted that his long-awaited return to the UFC will take place by this year's end.
On Wednesday night, McGregor - who is set to be welcomed back to the Octagon by Khabib Nurmagomedov - posted a picture of himself looking menacing after a hard training session to his Instagram and Twitter pages.
The posts came a few days UFC president Dana White claimed the promotion haven't opened fight talks with 'The Notorious'.
"No, we're not (in talks with Conor McGregor)," White told Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole. But we have been talking. We've been talking since before the incident happened.”
I do believe wholeheartedly that my best days in the UFC are still ahead
UFC News - Jon Jones gives update
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones has claimed fans have yet to see the best of him and that he's optimistic he'll return to action in the near future.
"The update is that I’m alive and well, been enjoying my family this summer and also doing a lot of personal growth work," Jones tweeted on Monday evening.
"No clue when I’ll be back in the octagon exactly. But I do believe wholeheartedly that my best days in the UFC are still ahead."
Jon Jones admits to poking his opponents in the eye
UFC News - Junior dos Santos takes aim at Brock Lesnar
Junior dos Santos believes Brock Lesnar will fail another drug test before his heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier.
“I’ve learned that those who use those types of performance drugs can’t stay without them because they don’t produce testosterone the way they did, they don’t produce HGH they way they should, and many other hormones,” the former UFC heavyweight champion told MMA Fighting.
“To compete at high level, these guys can’t do without it. I don’t know what will be his strategy, but it’s almost certain that he won’t be clean.”
Lesnar, 40, failed drug tests before and after his last outing inside the Octagon, which saw him lock horns with mixed martial arts veteran Mark Hunt.
The WWE star has re-entered the United States Anti-Doping Agency's testing pool earlier this month and will be eligible to compete from January 8.