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UFC superstar Conor McGregor is not fighting former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 290. Earlier today, fight fans around the world were tricked by a tweet from a fake Ariel Helwani account that 'broke' the news.
The news, however, has since been confirmed to be fake, with Helwani himself making a light-hearted joke about the incident on Twitter:
"Gee, I’m shocked someone made a fake account, spent the 8 bucks to get verified and fooled everyone. Who could have predicted such a thing? What a surprise! Great job, @elonmusk. Burn it to the ground, baybay."
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Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor has been out of action since his leg break during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
During the post-fight press conference at UFC 280, Dana White confirmed that 'Notorious' will have to undergo six months of mandatory drug testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) before he can return to the UFC.
Watch Dana White talk about Conor McGregor's return below:
McGregor has been out of the USADA testing pool since the fourth quarter of 2021.
The Irishman has gained quite a bit of size and muscle during recovery from his injury. In a recent tweet, the former two-division champion seemed to confirm that he will be making his UFC return as a welterweight.
Conor McGregor teases fighting multiple times next year
In a recent tweet, Conor McGregor teased his plans to have multiple fights next year. 'Notorious' shared that once filming for his Hollywood debut 'Road House' wraps, he'll be back to fighting:
"I’m feeling crazy confident. Calm. Disattached from emotion. Aware of what I must do and making it happen. Visualizing. I see it all. Clear. This movie wraps, I’m back. I’ll have multiple fights completed by the time this movie even releases."
'Road House' is expected to premiere in the second half of 2023 so McGregor might be planning to return to the UFC earlier in the year.
While multiple opponents, including lightweight contender Michael Chandler, have been touted as the Irishman's opponent for his comeback fight, the UFC hasn't made any official announcement yet.
McGregor is 22-6 as a professional mixed martial artist and is currently on a two-fight skid.
