5 fights Conor McGregor should take before his career ends

#2. Conor McGregor vs Jorge Masvidal

UFC 239 Masvidal v Askren

The fight between Conor McGregor and Jorge 'Gamebred' Masvidal has all the makings of being an all-time classic in UFC history.

With a proper build-up and the 'BMF' belt on the line, it could be irresistible.

Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor are arguably two of the biggest stars in the UFC with styles that would guarantee a violent match-up.

Masvidal is a crafty veteran who rose to stardom in 2019. The 'BMF' champion won the Fighter of the Year award for his consecutive highlight stoppages.

During that year Conor McGregor had no fights and was seemingly retired. Now both men are on a two-fight losing streak.

Haven’t seen this brought up recently, so here goes:Now that Conor McGregor and Jorge Masvidal are without a dance partner, should the UFC just go ahead and book McGregor vs. Masvidal next and ASAP?

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 10, 2020

The potential fight between the two stars has been talked about since late 2019 after Masvidal defeated Nate Diaz for the 'BMF' belt. Diaz is also a foe of Conor McGregor.

Though both have kept their distance and haven't acknowledged each other much, they have thrown out subliminal messages to each other on social media.

Masvidal attended Conor McGregor's win against Donald Cerrone in January 2020 hoping to be called out by the Irishman. It was there that McGregor stated: "Any one of these little mouthy fools can get it" - one of them being Masvidal.

This mega fight has dollar signs all over it and both men would absolutely put the gloves on for the right price to settle who is the true star in the UFC.

#1. Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 3

UFC 244 Masvidal v Diaz

Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor had one win against each other in their two fights back in 2016. Since then, fans have been anticipating their trilogy fight with high hopes.

Conor McGregor suffered his first UFC loss at the hands of Stockton native Diaz in a second-round submission that shocked the world.

Nate Diaz. The west coast zombie 🧟‍♂️ https://t.co/V1Mo0IYKGJ

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 1, 2020

Conor McGregor followed that up with a win against Diaz later that year by way of a controversial decision. Many thought the win should have gone to the 209 fighter.

Since 2016 they have gone back and forth on social media over the prospect of settling that score.

Conor McGregor is coming off the back of his trilogy with Dustin Poirier, losing the final two scraps. Nate Diaz has lost two of his last three scheduled fights as well.

The perfect time to make this highly-anticipated bout is now.