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Conor McGregor’s now-deleted tweet. | (Twitter\/X)<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been offered an opponent and a date and I accept. Waiting on my contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Conor McGregor is carried off on a stretcher following an injury in his loss against Dustin Poirier during UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
It\u2019s certainly possible that the UFC did formally offer McGregor a fight, but this also wouldn\u2019t be the first time that \u201cThe Notorious\u201d put out something on social media to rile up fans and potentially try to force the promotion\u2019s hand in some regard. <\/p>\n
UFC Eyeing McGregor vs. Nate Diaz Trilogy Fight?<\/p>\n
After McGregor finally recovered from the broken leg that ended his trilogy bout with Poirier, the apparent main obstacle to his Octagon return was the Irishman\u2019s unwillingness to re-enter the UFC\u2019s drug testing pool<\/a>. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey Breaks Silence on Shocking MMA Return Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n That road block was sorted when the promotion unexpectedly cut ties with its drug testing partner USADA, and McGregor was finally booked to meet his opposing The Ultimate Fighter coach Michael Chandler as the main event of UFC 303 during the summer of 2024. \u201cThe Notorious\u201d ended up withdrawing shortly before the event was scheduled to go down <\/a>due to a broken toe, and Alex Pereira ended up headlining the event with his second light heavyweight title defense against Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka.<\/p>\n Conor McGregor (left) against Nate Diaz during UFC 196 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n McGregor\u2019s now-deleted comeback tweet comes less than a week after Nate Diaz appeared to tease a UFC return<\/a> with his own post, and there\u2019s probably plenty of MMA fans hoping that the UFC is trying to put together a McGregor vs. Diaz trilogy fight nearly 10 years after the pair split their first two meetings in 2016.<\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey Unretires to Face MMA Legend in Netflix Superfight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Star Sparks Speculation That He’s Next in Line to Fight UFC Champ Islam Makhachev<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a021-Year-Old MMA Fighter Repeatedly Slams Opponent to Ground for Vicious Knockout<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a021-Fight UFC Veteran Riding 3-Straight Wins Set to Retire After UFC Seattle Fight<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Conor](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01khrwam7jsp2d0wda7s.jpg\" "\\"Conor")
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