UFC news - Conor McGregor announces January return but refuses to name his opponent

ByReuters

Published 24/10/2019 at 13:16 GMT

Conor McGregor plans to return to the UFC octagon in Las Vegas on January 18, he told a media conference in Moscow on Thursday, against an opponent he declined to name.

Conor McGregor gives a press conference in Moscow

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McGregor said he wants three fights in 2020, including rematches with Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov, who defeated the Irishman in a lightweight title bout last year, the Irishman's most recent MMA fight.

"The return of the 'notorious' Conor McGregor will take place on January 18th in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada ... I am in prime physical condition, I have agreed the date with the company," McGregor told reporters.

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Following that bout, McGregor said he wants a trilogy fight against Nate Diaz, who beat him in March 2016 before McGregor had his revenge with a win in August that year, and then a rematch in Moscow against lightweight champ Nurmagomedov.

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