The 35-year-old Irishman hasn't appeared in the octagon since the summer of 2021, when he suffered a technical knockout loss to Dustin Puryear, breaking his leg in the first round.
"I've barely been shaken in my career. Got knocked out once, but then I had a leg injury. Look, I've put more people to sleep than anesthesia during a surgical procedure. I have a complete sense of my own freshness.
Maybe if I can get a good result in my first fight in a few years, I'll do four fights in one year next, and then four more next year. There will probably be more injuries, more wins and losses in that scenario - who knows? But right now I don't doubt my own abilities one bit. I'm fresh and I want to get back in this game," - quotes the Irishman MMA Mania.