Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is planning to return to the octagon as quickly as he secures a date with the battle promotion.
McGregor was scheduled to face Michael Chandler within the UFC 303 primary occasion however pulled out of the battle resulting from an injured toe. The battle promotion initially deliberate to reschedule to matchup however Chandler has been booked to face former light-weight champion Charles Olivera at UFC 309 on Nov, 1.
McGregor want to face Chandler in his return however has been supplied a ‘few names’ since Chandler has a battle booked.
“I am in search of the date. I might wish to sq. it away with Michael Chandler. I might wish to get Chandler in,” McGregor advised The Schmo. “We have had beef. It is not settled. He has a match scheduled. I might wish to battle perhaps earlier than that, or earlier than he is recovered and whatnot. There’s a number of names on the road in the intervening time. There’s a number of names being mentioned.”
When McGregor will get again contained in the cage and is competing once more, there are two names that he considers a ‘should’ to occur. ‘The Infamous’ needs a trilogy bout with Nate Diaz and a fourth battle in opposition to Dustin Poirier.
“Each of them. Each is a should for positive,” McGregor mentioned. “Dustin shouldn’t be settled. It is one-one, and one. And the Diaz one can be one-one. Two blockbuster matches. I am excited to get them locked in.”
