Conor McGregor is back. The former two-division UFC champion is now locked in to fight for the UFC lightweight title. With that in mind, CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe believes “Notorious” will ultimately come walk out of the octagon a champion once again.
Conor McGregor made his big boxing debut back in 2017. The Ireland native went toe-to-toe with none other than undefeated pugilist legend Floyd Mayweather Jr.
“Money” Mayweather managed to put Conor McGregor away in the tenth round, earning a TKO victory over the former two-division UFC title holder. Now “Notorious” is set to return to the octagon in a fight against reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
McGregor will be looking to bring an end to the Dagestan native’s undefeated streak within the main event of UFC 229. The live pay-per-view fight card will take place Oct. 6 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Speaking to boxingscene.com, Mayweather Promotion’s Leonard Ellerbe recently offered a few words on the upcoming match up.
“I expect [McGregor] to go in there and put on a dominant performance. [Khabib] is very tough but what more can you say about the double champ?”
