Before he was slated to face Nate Diaz at UFC 241 this weekend, Anthony Pettis says Conor McGregor’s name was floated as his next potential opponent.
Coming off a stunning knockout win over two-time title contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in his welterweight debut, Pettis was riding high while awaiting word on his next opponent in the UFC.
According to the former lightweight champion, McGregor was a name that was brought up to him by the UFC for the upcoming card in Madison Square Garden in New York but the proposed fight never came to fruition.