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Conor McGregor warns Charles Oliveira amid UFC 303 backup fighter offer: ‘I have magic paws, ask Sao Paulo about me’

Amid confirmation overnight from former undisputed lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira how he offered to serve as the backup fighter to June’s UFC 303 pay-per-view card – headliner, Conor McGregor has issued a stark warning to the Sao Paulo finishing favorite.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion, is scheduled to snap an almost three-year hiatus from the Octagon at the end of June, meeting soon-to-be common-foe, Michael Chandler in a welterweight grudge match.

Conor McGregor backed to fight for 165lbs title at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler
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And as for Oliveira, the current number two ranked lightweight challenger and former division champion most recently featured on the main card of UFC 300 last month, suffering a split decision defeat to surging contender, Arman Tsarukyan in the pair’s officially slated title-eliminator.