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Dustin Poirier might not be completely done with his Conor McGregor rivalry. ‘The Diamond’ beat McGregor at UFC 257 and UFC 264 after losing at UFC 178.
Conor McGregor has said he is in discussions to return to UFC, either at the White House event in June or sometime in the Summer. "I am in negotiations with the [UFC] about the bout. Either the White House or thereabouts. Sometime in the Summer, McGregor will return," he told Lily Rayne in an interview posted to Instagram.
The Irish superstar won’t tell us, but he knows his comeback opponent and fight date. “I have been offered an opponent and a date, and I accept,” McGregor tweeted on Wednesday morning. He added: “Waiting on my contract.” As he often does, McGregor quickly deleted the post from his X – formerly known as Twitter – account.
Conor McGregor recently shared a major update on his long-awaited comeback to professional fighting.
Carlos Prates understands why Conor McGregor might not want to fight him. | Getty/UFC While there was no formal fight offered to him by the UFC, Carlos Prates believes there may have been talks within the promotion about showdown with Conor McGregor.