The UFC has officially announced that Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon after a nearly two-year hiatus to challenge Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 229 on Oct. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This marks McGregor’s first UFC fight since Nov. 12, 2016, when he defeated Eddie Alvarez to capture lightweight gold and become a dual-division champion at 145 and a 155 pounds. He has been stripped of both belts since as he took time off from MMA competition.
This highly anticipated bout is a rivalry that been brewing for well over a year and the two will finally get to settle their differences inside the octagon.