Conor McGregor has been told that he's better off fighting Dustin Poirier instead of rival Tony Ferguson if he wants a crack at UFC gold.
And that's straight from Poirier himself - with the American explaining the merits from the Dubliner's point of view to a rematch.
Poirier and McGregor are working on a fight for later this year after the pair initially arranged a charity exhibition bout.
But after the UFC intervened to offer an official fight, it's understood the Notorious one is on his way out of retirement to target another run for the UFC lightweight championship.
And ahead of the fight, 'The Diamond' explained why, from McGregor's point of view, it makes more sense for him to fight Poirier instead of Ferguson.
"Look at it from his side, for sure there's some upside there," Poirier told the UFC podcast.
"Khabib said if him or Tony [Ferguson] beat me that he would give them a shot at the title, so if that holds any weight, he's looking at that.
"I don't know what his [McGregor's] ambition is, I don't know how hungry he is to be the UFC lightweight world champion.
"If it is, a fight with me makes a lot of sense to get the next title shot."
McGregor has accepted the fight - but on the condition that it goes down in 2020.
He stopped Poirier in the first round of their first encounter in 2014 before going on to become a two-weight world champion.
McGregor tweeted: Hello Dustin! I accepted the UFC's offer to fight you, but told them it must happen in 2020.
"I’m ready for Nov 21st, given that cards recent injury issues, as well as any of the December dates, the 12th and the 19th. I’ll also still donate the $500k to The Good Fight Foundation."
McGregor's last fight was a 40-second demolition of Donald Cerrone in January before he announced he was walking away from the sport.
He has since had a very public falling out with UFC president Dana White with McGregor leaking the contents of the pair's private messages.
The Dubliner had grown frustrated that he was not being offered what he deemed to be suitable fights.
But he now looks to have put those concerns to one side in a bid to catapult himself into title contention once more.
Should the fight be finalised, the winner would be in pole position to fight either Khabib Nurmagomedov or Justin Gaethje who clash later this month.
McGregor accepting a fight with Poirier also suggests he will not return to the boxing ring against Manny Pacquiao.
