Conor McGregor has got 'the all-clear' for MMA training and is 'looking great,' his coach John Kavanagh says

• Conor McGregor has returned to full MMA training and is looking great.
• That's according to the former two-weight UFC champ's head coach, John Kavanagh.

Conor McGregor has got "the all-clear" for MMA training and is "looking great" ahead of an expected return to the UFC, according to the former two-weight UFC champion's head coach, John Kavanagh, who told the BBC that the ultimate fighter is "healthy, happy, and it's great to have him back."

The greatest box office attraction in MMA history, McGregor has not fought since suffering back-to-back losses to American fighter Dustin Poirier.

In the third and most recent installment of his rivalry with Poirier, McGregor lost by doctor stoppage after snapping his leg at the end of the first round.

Negative headlines have plagued McGregor in the months since as Khabib Nurmagomedov called him "evil" for an insensitive tweet he made about the Russian athlete's dead father.

Later in 2021, he threw a drink at Machine Gun Kelly on the VMAs red carpet, then called him a "little vanilla boy."

An Italian DJ then accused McGregor of punching him "for nothing" and breaking his nose at a party in Rome.

Finally, video footage from March appeared to show police pull McGregor over in his $185,000 Bentley.

In numerous Instagram posts of late, McGregor has looked stronger and more muscly than he had in his last fights, suggesting he might be considering a bout at a higher weight class — like welterweight, rather than lightweight.

Additional weight has not hampered McGregor's progress, according to Kavanagh

Kavanagh has already wrestled with McGregor and "felt it."

He said: "When that silverback arm goes around your neck there's a bit of an extra squeeze there, so he's very, very strong at the moment."

It is unclear who McGregor could face in the Octagon next, but he has previously been linked with fights involving Poirier for a fourth time, Jorge Masvidal, Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, and Michael Chandler.

"When we get to the stage of looking at weight classes and opponents there's nobody more professional than Conor at making weight," said Kavanagh. "It will all be done properly."

Numerous big events have been announced already by the UFC

Should McGregor return this year then he'd join an already intriguing schedule.

Highlights of the upcoming event list include:

• Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes on July 30
• Kamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards 2 on August 20
• Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa on September 3
• Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz on September 10, as reported by ESPN
• Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev on October 22

McGregor has recently been at war against novice boxer Jake Paul on social media, as well.

It is a bout Paul has clamored for, for years.