Amid his continued absence from the UFC, former two-division champion, Conor McGregor is as likely as both Terrance McKinney, Paddy Pimblett, and recent winner, Chase Hooper to hold the lightweight championship on December 31. 2024, ahead of an expected comeback to the sport for the Dubliner next year.
McGregor, the first fighter in Octagon history to hold two championship simultaneously, has been sidelined for over two years inside the promotion, most recently headlining UFC 264 back in July 2021, fracturing his left tibia and fibula in an opening round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in the pair’s trilogy rubber match.