Conor McGregor has admitted his kicking isn't at the "absolute level" needed to make a UFC comeback yet.
McGregor broke his leg in a devastating defeat by Dustin Poirier last July but recently made a return to full MMA training. Reports previously indicated that his comeback would be delayed until next year, despite working on full facets of training with coach John Kavanagh in Dublin last month.
The Irishman recently posted a series of images from training in Mallorca, where he is based while holidaying in several destinations around Europe. However, the Instagram post delivered a worrying comeback message, with the caption: "If you can’t hold your leg out straight at high kick level and maintain your balance and control here, you can’t kick to the absolute level that you can kick at.