Conor McGregor sends message to the chasing pack

Conor McGregor has claimed his rivals in the lightweight division don’t have the skill set to trouble him. 

“Fighting pure is a different gravy,” Ireland's first UFC belt holder said in an Instagram post after officially announcing his return to training.

“Looking at the landscape of my current opponents, everyone (sic) of them have truly weak areas in the overall picture of fighting. 

“You cannot test me in a straight fight. Nobody on this earth can. Trust me.  I am not just the greatest at this. I am the double greatest.”

Conor McGregor is the only man who can lure Georges St-Pierre out of retirement

UFC welterweight king Tyron Woodley has reckons the division’s former ruler Georges St-Pierre will more than likely only return to the promotion for a super fight with McGregor.

“I think Conor is the fight that’ll bring him out,” Woodley told MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi. “A smaller opponent. 

“One hard punch, straight left that he can predict and get ready for. 

“The takedowns are gonna be there all day for him. So I think a Conor McGregor fight is gonna provide a f****g fortune when it comes down to money. 

“I think that’s the fight that he’s gonna try to do.”

Conor McGregor to be stripped of his title

UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes Conor McGregor will soon be relieved of his lightweight title.

“Here’s my prediction: My prediction (is) Conor doesn’t fight for a while,” Rogan said during the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast. “They strip Conor.

“Tony and Khabib fight for the world title.”