The UFC is targeting a showdown between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor for Jan. 23, though there is much to be decided before the bout is finalized.
That includes the weight at which the fight will be contested. When Poirier and McGregor first met at UFC 178 in 2014, the matchup took place at featherweight. Both men have since moved up to 155 pounds, but McGregor has also taken multiple bouts at welterweight, including his last Octagon appearance — a 40-second TKO of Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.
However, Khabib Nurmagomedov says if either Poirier or McGregor wants their matchup to yield a No.