SportOther SportsUFCThe former two-division UFC champion will return to the octagon for the first time in five years in July when he takes on rival Max Holloway13:59, 20 May 2026Georges St-Pierre has issued a worrying caution to Conor McGregor ahead of the UFC icon's return to the octagon.‌The former two-division UFC champion will take on Max Holloway in a welterweight showdown on July 11 at UFC 329. McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg in a first round defeat to Dustin Poirier back in 2021. The 37-year-old's last win inside the cage came six years ago when he knocked out Donald Cerrone in under a minute.‌McGregor was due to return to action two years ago against Michael Chandler, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. At that point, many questioned whether the 'Notorious' would return to the cage. However, the Dublin scrapper has been ramping up training and will be looking to roll back the years against Holloway - 13 years after beating the Hawaiian in their initial scrap.‌While many are chomping at the bit to see the return of McGregor, several within the MMA fraternity are wondering how much he's got left in him. Former welterweight and middleweight champion St-Pierre is worried that the Irishman may be past his best. “You need to make sure when you prepare yourself that you recreate that environment and that level of discomfort that you will face,” the UFC legend told MMA Junkie.FOLLOW OUR FIGHTING FB PAGE! Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page‌READ MORE: Ronda Rousey smashes Conor McGregor record in 15-second comebackREAD MORE: Nate Diaz handed immediate six-month ban after brutal defeat by Mike Perry“If you stay in your comfort zone during your training camp, it’s not good. You need to make sure you bring guys who make you uncomfortable. I’m not only talking about skills and sparring. Sometimes it’s good to bring guys that you’ve never trained with, and you have the butterflies, and you don’t know how they move. ‘They’re dirty, and they’re going to try to hurt me.’ It’s important.“He comes back for big things, and he doesn’t come back for small things. It’s appropriate. Of course, if I were in Conor’s camp, I would say, ‘Strap in because it’s a hell of a fight.’ But he can do it. It’s going to be interesting. It would break my heart to see him come back and not be as good as he was or close to what he was. That’s heartbreaking.”READ MORE: Conor McGregor vs Max Holloway fight rules look set to favour one manREAD MORE: Khamzat Chimaev makes major career switch just days after shock UFC lossFans will be eager to see how McGregor's leg will fare on his return. Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a brutal leg injury against Uriah Hall in 2021 and was absent for two years. The American struggled to get back up to speed, and has recently warned the Irishman may struggle when competing again after such a long time away from the cage.Article continues below“He’s had enough time to recover, but I will say, your first time coming back — because I went through a very similar injury — it is hard to be the person you were beforehand, for sure,” Weidman said during the UFC’s Deep Waters show.“I hope the best for him. But I remember in training camp … I was throwing kicks like crazy to try to get used to throwing kicks again. And I was fine in training, but when I got into the actual first fight since that leg injury, I was getting kicked, and as soon as I went to throw my kick back — because that was always the instinct, you get kicked, you kick back — I just couldn’t do it. My body wouldn’t let me do it. It’s just crazy when you go through a traumatic injury like that, how it can affect your head.”Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Conor McGregorUFC