Conor McGregor will return to Las Vegas for his next fight.
It’s just been revealed that Conor McGregor will fight Nate Diaz on March 5th in Las Vegas.
This fight means that Conor will move up two weight classes to welterweight to match Nate’s weight division.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the news on Twitter this morning saying:
. @thenotoriousmma vs Nate Diaz Saturday March 5th on PPV!!!! pic.twitter.com/76e6JGBeCS
— Dana White (@danawhite) February 24, 2016
Speaking about the selection of Conor’s next opponent White told ESPN‘s SportsCentre, “We called Jose Aldo, Jose Aldo turned the fight down. We called Frankie Edgar, Frankie Edgar turned the fight down.
‘Those are two guys everybody was talking about.
“A lot of guys wanted this fight, but we ended up with Nate Diaz. We felt this was the fight to make and the fight the fans wanted to see.”
