Conor McGregor Will Face Floyd Mayweather Jr, But Not In The UFC Octagon, Not A Boxing Ring

UFC fighter Conor McGregor will face Floyd Mayweather Jr again. (Twitter/@TheNotoriousMMA)

JAKARTA - UFC fighter, Conor McGregor, is rumored to be fighting again later this year or early next year. However, he will step up to the UFC octagon and not the boxing ring as rumored.

McGregor is said to be making a comeback and has already made talks to undergo a rematch against Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring. However, this was denied by UFC President Dana White.

"Not me, I'm not talking about it (a rematch with Floyd). (McGregor's return) will be in the (UFC) cage. Conor wants to come back later this year, (or) early next year," White said on The Jim Rome Show , quoted by MMA Fighting.

McGregor previously met Mayweather in the boxing ring in 2017. At that time, the Irish star lost by technical knockout (TKO) to the American boxer in the tenth round.

So far, McGregor himself still shows a strong interest in returning to the boxing ring before his fighting sports career ends. However, White believes his comeback fight will take place at the UFC.

"When I spoke to Conor, Conor wanted to fight. Conor got all kinds of offers and everything else he could do to make money. He didn't want to do any of that. Conor wanted to fight," White said.

As is known, McGregor is still quite motivated to compete again. He is still training hard to return after suffering a broken leg in his last UFC appearance against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.