'I could have been dead,' says UFC star Conor McGregor after being hit by car while cycling

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight and lightweight double-champion Conor McGregor was hit by a car while cycling. Taking to Instagram on Friday (January 27), McGregor shared a photograph of his damaged bike and wrote, "Got a bang of a car just now from behind. A sun trap, the driver couldn't see me. Full speed straight thru me. Thank You God, it wasn't my time. Thank you wrestling and judo also. Having an awareness on the landing saved my life."

In the same post, McGregor put out two videos following the crash. In the first video, the driver of the car repeatedly apologised for the crash to which McGregor replied, "All good mate, don't worry about it. That's nasty. I could have been dead there."

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In the second video, the 34-year-old Irish mixed martial artist was given a lift by the driver. "We've got the bike in the back, it wasn't our time, God bless," McGregor said.

Conor McGregor, who has not competed in the UFC since 2021 after he lost to Dustin Poirier and broke his leg, is planning a return to the octagon. He will be back in the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing poll next month, which means he will need an extended period of drug testing before he can compete, a report by the Mirror said.

Recently, McGregor teased an appearance on The Ultimate Fighter with long-time UFC rival Tony Ferguson claiming he was offered a coaching spot opposite him (McGregor).

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