Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon in 2020, according to ESPN's Brett Okamoto.
UFC president Dana White told ESPN that McGregor has signed his contract to compete on Jan. 18, 2020. Okamoto reports UFC is close to finalizing a non-title welterweight fight on that day between McGregor and Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone to headline UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
"Conor has signed and Cowboy is ready to go," White told ESPN.
According to Okamoto, Cerrone's representatives said he agreed to the bout and signed a new deal with UFC. McGregor's team did not respond to ESPN's request for comment.