Conor McGregor reveals broken toe as reason for pulling out of UFC 303 bout with Michael Chandler WSB-TV Channel 2 [Video]

UFC star Conor McGregor has finally revealed the injury that caused him to pull out of the UFC 303 main event last week: a broken toe.

In a lengthy Instagram post on Friday, the former Featherweight and Lightweight champion explained that a reckless practice session led him to break his left pinky toe, which kept him out of the highly-anticipated fight — a welterweight, non-title bout against popular lightweight Michael Chandler.

“We had a lapse in concentration and engaged in a training session without wearing the full protective gear and I hit the toe off the elbow and broke the toe clean,” McGregor wrote on Instagram.

McGregor added that the break just “needs a few weeks” to heal before he can return. “The fans deserve it and we are getting close,” he said. “I will get this back.”

McGregor also noted that he has two fights left in his contract, and that he plans to see them both …