Mcgregor announces return to UFC
MOSCOW Irish mixed martial arts star Conor Mcgregor plans to return to the UFC octagon in Las Vegas on Jan. 18, he told a media conference in Moscow on Thursday, against an opponent he declined to name.
Mcgregor said he wants three fights in 2020, including rematches with Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov, who defeated Mcgregor in a lightweight title bout last year, the Irishman’s most recent MMA fight.
“The return of the ‘notorious’ Conor Mcgregor will take place on Jan. 18 in the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada ... I am in prime physical condition, I have agreed (to) the date with the company,” Mcgregor told reporters.
“If I was to give you people the name (of the opponent), which I would love to do, the UFC would flip it because they are a crafty company,” he added.
Following that bout, Mcgregor said he wants a trilogy fight against Diaz, and then a rematch in Moscow against lightweight champ Nurmagomedov.