CONOR McGREGOR IS eager to get his next fight lined up, but the reigning UFC lightweight champion insists he’ll only return when a favourable financial deal is struck.
UFC president Dana White claimed recently that McGregor might never fight again, while the Dubliner has said previously that he plans to negotiate improved terms before getting back into the octagon.
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Aside from his 10th-round TKO defeat to Floyd Mayweather in his professional boxing debut in August, McGregor hasn’t fought since dethroning Eddie Alvarez as UFC lightweight champion at Madison Square Garden in November 2016.
“My focus is getting back into the right ring or octagon. 2017 was historic. I have transcended both the sport of MMA and boxing,” McGregor said as part of a commercial deal with Betsafe.
The 29-year-old, who spent this week in London where he attended the 2017 Fashion Awards, has hit the headlines recently for a number of controversial out-of-the-cage incidents.
For his potential return to mixed martial arts, the Straight Blast Gym star has been linked to fights against interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, two-time foe Nate Diaz and reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway.
He added: “At this stage of my career, as it has been for the majority of my UFC career, potential opponents must lobby for fights with me. We could see Conor McGregor anywhere. I run the fight game, the fashion game, the whiskey game, or whatever the next business endeavour might be.
“I have every intention of fighting in 2018 if my compensation and business development endeavours accurately reflect my influence on combat sports.”
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McGregor has every intention of fighting in 2018 — as long as the price is right
CONOR McGREGOR IS eager to get his next fight lined up, but the reigning UFC lightweight champion insists he’ll only return when a favourable financial deal is struck.
UFC president Dana White claimed recently that McGregor might never fight again, while the Dubliner has said previously that he plans to negotiate improved terms before getting back into the octagon.
Aside from his 10th-round TKO defeat to Floyd Mayweather in his professional boxing debut in August, McGregor hasn’t fought since dethroning Eddie Alvarez as UFC lightweight champion at Madison Square Garden in November 2016.
“My focus is getting back into the right ring or octagon. 2017 was historic. I have transcended both the sport of MMA and boxing,” McGregor said as part of a commercial deal with Betsafe.
The 29-year-old, who spent this week in London where he attended the 2017 Fashion Awards, has hit the headlines recently for a number of controversial out-of-the-cage incidents.
For his potential return to mixed martial arts, the Straight Blast Gym star has been linked to fights against interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, two-time foe Nate Diaz and reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway.
He added: “At this stage of my career, as it has been for the majority of my UFC career, potential opponents must lobby for fights with me. We could see Conor McGregor anywhere. I run the fight game, the fashion game, the whiskey game, or whatever the next business endeavour might be.
“I have every intention of fighting in 2018 if my compensation and business development endeavours accurately reflect my influence on combat sports.”
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