Conor McGregor has verified that he does not have staph infection leading into his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier next weekend at UFC 264. We can all now breathe a big sigh of relief.

Previously today it was reported that McGregor might have a case of staph infection. The ailment was simple speculation as nothing concrete came through the MMA media stream, however “Notorious” seemed to have a quite bad skin condition on his elbow throughout a recent bike flight. One fan discovered the rumor and the condition mill started to swirl.

Thankfully, McGregor caught wind of the speculation and decided to chime in himself. If he has staph infection McGregor validated that he in truth does not, responding to a fan who asked. Have a look at his reply listed below:

” No. Just vicious brain damaging elbows.”
This is great news. If McGregor did have a case of staph infection it would have put his trilogy bout with Poirier next weekend at UFC 264 in doubt. That would have been an enormous deal as UFC 264 is pegged to be among the biggest occasions of 2021 and the very first UFC fight card in Las Vegas to offer a sold-out crowd considering that the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

No. Just vicious brain damaging elbows.– Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 2, 2021

Previously this week it was reported that McGregor might have a case of staph infection. Responding to a fan who asked if he has staph infection McGregor validated that he in fact does not. If McGregor did have a case of staph infection it would have put his trilogy bout with Poirier next weekend at UFC 264 in doubt.

Now that McGregor is staph-free hell have the ability to get his revenge on “Diamond” next weekend in Las Vegas. Keep in mind, Poirier handed McGregor his very first career knockout loss back in January at UFC 257. It was a rematch between the 2 fighters after “Notorious” knocked Poirier out in a featherweight contest back in 2014.