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Four months removed from a devastating leg injury against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, Conor McGregor has begun his public campaign to line up his next opponent inside the Octagon. Unlike previous efforts, however, this latest push has been broader in scope.
As he sat injured in the cage back in July, McGregor was lobbying for a fourth fight against Poirier, who has since scheduled a title fight against Charles Oliveira. After teasing a move to welterweight on several occasions over the years, McGregor insulted Jorge Masvidal. In recent weeks, as Max Holloway defeated Yair Rodriguez, McGregor posted a video on Twitter in which he stalked back and forth in his house in front of his TV screen, implying he’d like to face the former UFC featherweight champion for the second time.
As long as he’s on the mend, and eyeing a return at some point in 2022, speculation will run rampant about McGregor’s next opponent until a contract is signed. And with so many scattered callouts, our panel of MMA insiders — Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim — digs into which ideas make the most sense.
Okamoto: Gentlemen, I can’t tell you exactly when Conor McGregor will be healthy enough to return to the Octagon, but what I can tell you is that he might call out every man, woman and child on the roster between now and then. Notorious has been active on social media as of late.
Responding to friendly offers from Michael Chandler. Pacing in his living room to the sight of Max Holloway. Still offering explanations on what happened against Dustin Poirier. Insulting Jorge Masvidal. Even Chael Sonnen got some McGregor wrath. Sounds like he wants to fight everyone. So, the question we’re here to answer today is simple: Who should it be? Jeff?
Wagenheim: Well, I know we’re here to discuss what McGregor fight we want to see next, Brett, but what I’m most looking forward to, in a cringey way, are more of his inevitable social media posts from home on fight night. The recent video…
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