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Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor hasn’t competed since suffering a first round TKO loss to former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July of 2021.
It looks like McGregor is ready to return from injury in 2024 and he wants to compete against a longtime rival in Nate Diaz and a former Bellator Lightweight Champion in Michael Chandler.
“I wish for (the Diaz fight) on Mexican Independence Day in the Sphere,” McGregor wrote on Instagram Stories (transcript via Danny Segura of MMA Junkie). “Chandler, June. Diaz, September. I have let this be known.
“Still holding hope for June 29th. Lack of action on it however is now causing lack of enthusiasm. I need a decision soon. I am the most tested athlete under this new regime. Yet no date to fight. The game is a bit lackluster also at present, which isn’t helping. I hope these next few cards pop and I get a date. Eliminate distractions and begin real work towards it.”
McGregor has fought Diaz twice before, suffering a defeat to him at UFC 196 and defeating him at UFC 202. McGregor and Chandler, who coached opposite each other on the latest season on the Ultimate Fighter, have never fought each other before.
