Despite welcoming the chance to fight lightweight contender, Dan Hooker as soon as February in the Middle East, has confirmed he has held crunch talks with Saudi Arabian adviser, Turki Alalshikh in the region — including a potential landing in the “boxing realm” to boot.
McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight champion and featherweight gold holder under the banner of the UFC, has yet to book his return to action since he fractured his left tibia and fibula back in 2021, in a trilogy rubber match TKO loss against three-fight rival, Dustin Poirier.
And slated to return at UFC 303 back in June during International Fight Week, Conor McGregor fractured a toe on the same left leg as his prior injury, withdrawing from a slated welterweight fight against veteran former title challenger, Michael Chandler.