Published 11:50 IST, November 7th 2019
UFC: Conor McGregor most likely to face Donald Cerrone on comeback
Last month, Conor McGregor announced his return to the UFC in 2020. He had not revealed his opponent back then but we finally have a name. Read further.
Conor McGregor recently announced his return to the UFC after infamously declaring his retirement from the sport earlier this year. McGregor has said that his comeback fight will be in Vegas and on January 18 but had not revealed an opponent. It is now being reported that his opponent in the fight will most probably be eight-year UFC veteran Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone.
Both parties are in talks
Talking to a news outlet, McGregor's manager, Audie Attar, revealed that talks have been going on between the two camps to set up the fight for January 18. He signalled that the deal is almost done and nothing should change until some unforeseen problems pop up. Attar added that Cerrone is a great fighter for the bout as he is a fan favourite and very fight-oriented. He also acknowledged how excited the fans are to see 'The Notorious' Conor McGregor make a comeback into the Octagon. There was an alleged attempt to set up this fight earlier this year but an injury McGregor sustained, delayed the bout.
Conor McGregor is looking at multiple fights in 2020
McGregor had announced his retirement from MMA through this tweet made in March but last month, in a press conference, he revealed that he was indeed coming back to the UFC. McGregor referred to the fight on January 18, 2020 as the beginning of his season and also revealed that he wanted to fight the winner of the BMF Title match (which turned out to be Jorge Masvidal). He has also talked about a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor had suffered a loss against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 and that was the last time he was seen in the MMA Octagon.
Updated 17:03 IST, November 7th 2019