Conor McGregor en route to stopping Chad Mendes at UFC 189. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

CONOR McGREGOR FLEW out to the US early this morning and took to Instagram to leave us with one final message ahead of his eagerly-anticipated meeting with Jose Aldo.

The pair will clash in the main event at UFC 194 in Las Vegas on Saturday, 12 December, with the winner set to be crowned the undisputed UFC featherweight champion.

McGregor, who recently claimed that he’s negotiating a new contract worth in excess of $100 million, is predicting another record-breaking event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

“Leaving Ireland today for the West Coast. To unify my belt and spearhead the unprecedented $90-100million dollar UFC 194 event,” said McGregor, who defeated Chad Mendes to win the interim UFC featherweight title at UFC 189 in July.

“This event along with UFC 189 putting me at close to $200 million dollars in revenue generated for this company. All in less than 6 months. I am not a company man. I am the company.”

McGregor heads to Los Angeles first, before making the 270-mile journey north-east to Las Vegas for what’s being billed as the most stacked card in UFC history, with middleweight champion Chris Weidman also booked to defend his title in the co-headliner against Luke Rockhold.

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