UFC president Dana White is aiming to have Conor McGregor fight Donald Cerrone in his comeback bout in January.
McGregor claimed last week that a return to the Octagon is imminent, even announcing that he will fight in Las Vegas on January 18, over a year after losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229.
And speaking to TMZ, Dana White has admitted that he is eager to see ‘The Notorious’ take on ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, but admits an agreement has yet to be reached.
“We have nothing done,” he told TMZ . “Nothing is even close to being done, so I hate to even talk about this stuff and say it because it might not happen.
“It might happen, but we’re looking at Cowboy, number 3 vs number 5, January 18 at the T-Mobile [Arena] in Las Vegas.”
A potential bout between the pair in July was scuppered when McGregor suffered a hand injury.
And Cerrone is eager to avoid another fight falling through, urging his rival to “sign the damn deal”.
“Four years ago, I would say maybe he could carry the card,” the American said.
“But I would say I’ve got just as much needle as he does. It’s going to be a huge fight, that everyone wants to watch.
“He’s the best in the business – we’ll see how crazy it gets.
“Sign the damn deal, man. Let’s get it done. I don’t put my gloves on to lose, I’m going to give him hell – it’s going to be a fun time.”
Cerrone hinted that a deal was in the offing last week when he shared a picture of McGregor’s whisky - Proper Twelve - on Instagram.
“Need I say more??” he captioned the snap.
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