McGregor will be keeping a keen eye on the upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title fight.
Khamzat
Chimaev will put his middleweight title on the line against
Sean
Strickland in the main event at
UFC 328 on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
McGregor expressed excitement about the fight on X, formerly known
as Twitter, while laying claim to the middleweight belt.
“Very excited for the Newark, New Jersey @ufc card, with my 185lb
@ufc title on the line! TUNE IN ON @UFConParamount 💰”
Considering McGregor (22-6) started his UFC career at
featherweight, a middleweight move will be a massive jump for the
Irishman. While McGregor won the featherweight and lightweight
titles, he defended neither. “Notorious” won his last UFC fight at
welterweight against Donald
Cerrone in 2020. McGregor then suffered consecutive stoppage
losses against Dustin
Poirier, suffering a leg injury in his most recent outing in
2021. While McGregor recovered from the injury within a year, he
hasn’t fought since, despite teasing a return multiple times.
Very excited for the Newark, New Jersey
@ufc
card, with my 185lb @ufc title on the
line!TUNE IN ON @UFConParamount
💰— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA)
May 4, 2026