Conor McGregor lifts the lid on next his next UFC fight amid Floyd Mayweather rematch talk
CONOR MCGREGOR has the mixed martial arts world at his feet, despite his lengthy hiatus.
The UFC's lightweight champion hasn't set foot inside the Octagon since claiming the 155lbs title in the main event of UFC 205.
Nearly 15 months have passed since that historic night at Madison Square Garden, which saw the 29-year-old immortalise himself by becoming the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously, and McGregor has yet to reveal his plans to return to the cage.
McGregor's failure to do so has left him in serious danger of losing his lightweight title, which he has yet to defend.
Regardless of if McGregor is relieved of his belt, the Irishman has a murderers' row of lightweights chomping at the bit to welcome him back to the Octagon.
A fight against the winner of the upcoming 155lbs bout between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the most logical for 'The Notorious', who has been on the receiving end of multiple shots from the pair.
A rubber match with Nate Diaz is also a possibility and would give Ireland's first UFC belt holder the opportunity to settle the score with the man responsible for his sole Octagon loss.
McGregor is well aware of all the options on the table for him and is currently floating ideas to the UFC brass.
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I'm currently in negotiations to face my next opponent
"We'll see, I'm currently in negotiations to face my next opponent," he told Adam Glyn. "We have many options.
“There's current interim lightweight champion [Tony Ferguson]. There's an undefeated Dagestani [Khabib Nurmagomedov]. There might be a big Russian event.
"There's obviously the [Nate] Diaz trilogy. Of course, the Mayweather fight is there. "We're just at the table at the moment. Times are good."
When pressed by Glyn on a possible opponent the next day, he added: “We talked last night.
"So they are who I’m thinking of. But the fight game changes so quick and so many times, so we’ll see.
“As I said. I’m at the negotiation table right now.”