Conor McGregor has requested a date for a fight with lightweight champion Charles Oliveira after the Brazilian's victory over Dustin Poirier.
The Irish star is currently back in training as he plans to make a comeback to the sport next year after suffering a broken leg in July.
He will be looking to find redemption in the division after suffering three defeats in his last four fights which represents a significant decline in form.
But he has no intention of accepting a warm-up fight and instead wants to challenge for the 155lb belt for a third time, tweeting: "So what date am I fighting Oliveira?"
Oliveira defeated McGregor's bitter rival Poirier at the weekend with a rear-naked choke in the third round after being dropped within the opening 30 seconds.
He will likely face Justin Gaethje next who is expected to be named the leading contender for a shot at the 155lb title, after defeating Michael Chandler in a brutal war last month.
Despite falling to No.9 in the UFC rankings behind the likes of Islam Makhachev and Dan Hooker, McGregor previously demanded that he was handed an immediate title shot.
McGregor is facing a recovery mission after a poor year which has culminated in back-to-back defeats against conquered challenger Poirier.
He has claimed to currently weigh at 190lbs as his rehabilitation programme continues which could be a worrying sign for his future in the lightweight category.
Several challenges have presented themselves despite his recent decline including Chandler and Max Holloway who have both stated their challenge to the Irishman.
McGregor is hoping to instead skip the queue and emulate his previous title glory which many experts have admitted their concerns may never return.
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This includes UFC legend Chael Sonnen who has conceded that McGregor will not fight for a title again after his recent exploits showed a significant gap to his previously set elite level.
“No, I don’t think so, I really don’t,” he said on the MMA Hour. "Look, if you ever have a No. 1 guy, and he slides down to No. 4, he slides down to No. 5, he’s never getting his spot back, and that’s across the board in sport.
"Now Conor has already done - much like Jon Jones, in fairness - he’s already done a lot of things that no other man can do. So I’m very open to the idea.
"I just know that Conor lost a level of discipline, it appeared, when he got to a different position in life, to a different status. It looked like he lost some discipline from where I was sitting.
"But you’re talking about a ‘55-pounder, which is the hardest and deepest division this sport has ever seen. Not just the organisation, the industry as a whole — 155 is the deepest that it comes."
Prior to any long-awaited return to the octagon, McGregor will face impressionist Al Foran in a wheelchair boxing match which is set to take place in March.
