REPORT: Conor McGregor won’t be starring in xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage

He's focusing on a different cage.

Following his recent defeat to Nate Diaz, it seems that all of Conor McGregor's focus and time is being devoted to his UFC career and not on his rumoured appearance in the the upcoming threequel to Vin Diesel's xXx franchise. As we said before, The Notorious was heavily linked with a major role in the film but ESPN journalist Brett Okamoto has reported that the featherweight champion has put a temporary halt to his Hollywood takeover. https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/711004812901355520 While it would have been really cool to see McGregor share the big screen with Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson, it seems that The Notorious is totally committed to getting back to his very best and he won't let any distractions get in his way. Then again, maybe he's just happy to let Cathal Pendred get all of the attention following his recent role in the upcoming Baywatch movie. Main image via Vin Diesel