Conor McGregor appears to have agreed a fight in Dublin for the first time since 2014 and will take on Dustin Poirier in a charity exhibition this December.
McGregor - who retired from UFC action over the summer - tweeted a promotional poster for the clash this evening and revealed it will be held on December 12 in his hometown.
The 32-year-old last fought American Poirier six years ago, defeating him in Las Vegas by first-round TKO
McGregor reached out to his former rival on Twitter on Monday night and, having received a positive response, appears to have sealed a deal to make the clash happen.
"Hey bro! You want to do an MMA charity fight?" he wrote. "Zero to do with the UFC; I will donate half a mill towards your charity for it.
"Sell it on PPV or work a TV deal and we work out other charities that are close to my heart also. I am engaged in many. Strictly a charity 'exhibition'.
"December 12th in the Point Depot, Ireland. No weigh ins. Open weight, unified rules. I will arrange all travel fare for you and family."
Poirier, who was due to fight Tony Ferguson next month but could then not come to an agreement with the UFC over his purse, was quick to agree.
"I'm in! Let's do it! A lot of people will benefit from this," he said.
Poirier then suggested a boxing exhibition but McGregor insisted it must be mixed martial arts.
McGregor has not fought since he stopped Donald Cerrone in January and has recently been in a dispute with UFC president Dana White.
He leaked direct messages with White earlier this week in a bid to prove he was not to blame for his lack of activity.
The messages showed him calling for another three fights in 2020, culminating in a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
But due to the coronavirus crisis, the UFC deemed it unviable for McGregor to fight behind closed doors due to the loss of gate receipts.
And tweeting news of his next fight tonight, he wrote: "Martial art sparring match in aid of charity. Dublin, December 12th 2020. Free to air spar. McGregor vs Poirier. List of chosen charities available soon. All donations welcome."
McGregor had suggested the 3Arena as a venue but has not confirmed where the fight would be held in his latest statement.
