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Conor McGregor Accepts Fight With Dustin Poirier On January 23

Conor McGregor Accepts Fight With Dustin Poirier On January 23

'The Notorious' is back.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Conor McGregor has come out of retirement and accepted a fight with Dustin Poirier in the UFC on January 23.

McGregor had teased facing off with longtime rival Poirier in a charity bout last month.

Promotion president Dana White then stepped in and said UFC would happily hold the fight - and offered a date in January.

Although 'The Notorious' initially wanted to fight in 2020, he took to Twitter and stated: "I accept, Jan 23rd is on!

"My goal is to see this fight take place in Cowboy stadium. Proper Style! Jerry Jones is a friend and the stadium can hold our crowd. I will be ready for Texas and Texas will be ready for my fans! Then Manny."

McGregor's tweet indicates he wants the fight held in Texas, with a crowd of fans cheering him on.

Poirier immediately responded with a tweet of his own, in which he said: "Close to home for me on my birthday weekend! What weight?"

White stood firm on his offer of January 23 and told ESPN it was a "yes or no answer" from the Irishman.

"We didn't have a date this year. We have everything laid out for this year, with world champions fighting for titles. He wants to fight Dustin Poirier apparently, so we went to [broadcast partner] ESPN and got him his own date. He's been offered Dustin Poirier on January 23."

McGregor announced his retirement from UFC earlier this year after being sidelined thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 32-year-old stated "nothing excited him anymore" and has since been involved in a public war of words with White.

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It is currently unknown why McGregor wanted to fight before the end of 2020, but a slated boxing match with Manny Pacquiao means he'll have to stay in fighting shape.

McGregor will be stepping into the octagon for the first time since January, when he defeated Donald Cerrone inside 40 seconds at UFC 246.

Poirier, meanwhile, beat Dan Hooker back in June after unsuccessfully challenging for Khabib Nurmagomedov's lightweight title last September.

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Featured Image Credit: Conor McGregor/Instagram & Dustin Poirier/Instagram

Topics: Conor Mcgregor, Dustin Poirier, UFC News, MMA News, UFC, MMA