Conor McGregor’s first Octagon appearance in more than a year will be at welterweight, but if is successful, a lightweight title shot could be next for the Irish star.
McGregor will square off with Donald Cerrone in a 170-pound bout at UFC 246 on Jan. 18, and reigning lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will face Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18.
“If Conor can get through ‘Cowboy’ and if Khabib can get through Tony, then we’d be looking at a rematch between Conor and Khabib down the line here pretty soon,” UFC president Dana White told BT Sport in a recent interview.