FOLLOWING CONOR MCGREGOR’S triumphant title win, talk has already turned to potential details of a fight with Jose Aldo, who McGregor was originally meant to face at UFC 189, before the former pulled out through injury.

And while nothing has been confirmed as of yet, 2 January looks like the most likely day currently for the Irish fighter’s showdown with his Brazilian nemesis.

Speaking following McGregor’s fight, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta confirmed that they had reserved the MGM in Vegas in the hope that the fight will be confirmed.

“We’ve been in contact with [Aldo] and he’s chomping at the bit,” Fertitta said. “He wants to fight, obviously, as soon as possible. We need sufficient time to promote the event. Conor just had a tough fight, he’ll need some time off.

“I’m thinking probably January 2, but that’s not set in stone. We have a date at the MGM on January 2.”

Before then, McGregor is likely to compete at the upcoming UFC event in Dublin this October.

Additional reporting by Paul Dollery

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