Srinagar: One of the biggest UFC fighters ever, Conor McGregor has announced his comeback to the octagon and has named three fighters he would like to take on in his next three fights.
McGregor last fought in octagon against Dustin Poirier after which he spend almost two years out of action following a nasty leg break at UFC 264 in July 2021.
“(Michael) Chandler next (in) December,” McGregor tweeted. “And then (Justin) Gaethje (for the) BMF (belt) and then we’ll do Nate (Diaz) trilogy.”
Chandler responded to the 34-year-old’s challenge without mentioning his name on his Twitter account.
“December sounds perfect to me…,” Chandler wrote on Twitter.
Despite not being in the octagon for the last two years, the Irishman, somehow, has been in the news for reasons other than UFC.
McGregor has lost three of his last four fights. Including back-to-back defeats against Poirier at UFC 257 and 264 and a famous submission defeat against the undefeated UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on October 7, 2018.
At his peak, McGregor won two UFC titles and impressively knocked out eight opponents. The quickest knockout win of his career came against Jose Aldo in December 2015 when he knocked Aldo out in just 13 seconds.
In his UFC career, the 34-year-old was undefeated in his first seven fights from 2013 to 2015. His first loss came against Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March 2016.