Conor McGregor is never one for playing things down and his latest Instagram post is evidence of that. The Notorious jokingly compared his private garden with that of the vast Phoenix Park.
Sharing side by side cycling photos featuring one of his sons, he quipped: "One is the phoenix park. One is my garden."
The Phoenix Park is famously Europe's largest enclosed park at 1,752 acres and dates back all the way to 1662.
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Naturally, it's a popular spot with cyclists and runners with McGregor among them.
He's long been keen on cycling as a way to build up his endurance without putting too much pressure on his joints, particularly since suffering an ACL tear in a 2013 fight.
He is of course currently recuperating from a similarly devastating injury in the form of a fractured tibia which occurred in his last bout in July of last year.
It is believed that his rehab has taken longer than expected as he has still not returned to full MMA training.
Highly respected MMA journalist Ariel Helwani recently claimed that he has heard we won't see the UFC's biggest star back in the octagon until 2023.
Speaking on his show last month, he said: “Last I heard, by the way, Conor could come back February, March or so," Helwani told fans in a blow to the hopes that he could compete again this year.
"It doesn’t look like he’s coming back in 2022. So now, here you have a guy who hasn’t fought since July of last year."
He later added: "There’s no guarantee that he’s coming back tomorrow, next month, the month after that, and the last I heard was early 2023. There’s no rush here, as there shouldn’t be a rush because he’s coming back from such a gruesome and serious injury.”
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