According to Conor McGregor, the former UFC two-division champion will return to the Octagon on Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas against an undisclosed opponent.
The Irishman announced the news at a media tour in Moscow, Russia, where he teased of an ‘inevitable rematch’ with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
“I have some news for you all, for the world, here today,” McGregor told the Russian media on Thursday morning (h/t Peter Carroll of MMA Fighting).
“For me, I wish to compete here in Moscow, Russia. We know that, this is known.