Conor McGregor's agent expecting UFC return in 2024: 'He wants to compete'

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Conor McGregor has been seen all around the world, throwing up his fist at those taking pictures and enjoying working on his many business ventures.

But July 10 marked two years since McGregor last fought in the octagon, where he suffered a broken tibia during his fight against Dustin Poirier that led to extensive rehab and thoughts from experts and fans alike about whether the "Notorious" McGregor would be back fighting again.

McGregor's longtime agent, Audie Attar, said the "gruesome injury" was one that definitely had him questioning whether he'd be able to even run around with his kids again, let alone get back to fighting.

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Wynn Resorts Executive Vice President of Business Development Sean Christie, left, Conor McGregor and Paradigm Sports Management founder and President Audie Attar attend McGregor's after-fight party at the Encore Beach Club at Night at Wynn Las Vegas on August 27, 2017, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Getty Images for Wynn Nightlife)

But it's McGregor's intention to fight in 2024 as he's healed that leg and is ready to take on his next opponent.

"His competitive fire is still there from an athletic perspective, even though he doesn’t have to compete. He wants to compete. I think that’s key," Attar told Fox News Digital. "He’s excited to get back in there."

"Being able to not only get past that hurdle [of injury] and start to really ramp up training, and then has his eyes set on his return into the octagon in 2024, is exciting. I would expect him to fight – don’t have a set date yet, but sometime, let’s call it April or Q1, Q2 phase as well."

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