UFC President Dana White said Saturday that Conor McGregor could fight as many as three times in 2021.
White brought up the possibility during an interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (starting at the 4:40 mark):
White noted that if McGregor stays on course and "does what he's supposed to do," he could fight "two or three times" this year.
McGregor hasn't fought twice or more in a year since 2016, when he fought Nate Diaz twice and Eddie Alvarez once.
The 32-year-old McGregor hasn't fought since beating Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone by first-round technical knockout at UFC 246 in January 2020, but his yearlong hiatus will come to an end next weekend.