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Nicolas Atkin

UFC president Dana White has confirmed in a statement to ESPN that Conor McGregor has signed a deal to fight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on January 18.
The Irishman (21-4) has not fought since an October 2018 defeat by lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, but is making the jump up to welterweight again.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first reported the news on Thursday night. “Conor has signed and Cowboy is ready to go,” White told Okamoto in a statement.
This will be the third time McGregor has fought at 170 pounds. He fought Nate Diaz twice at welterweight in 2016.

The seed for @TheNotoriousMMA @Cowboycerrone was first planted at a 2015 press conference pic.twitter.com/wkVxMjrZla
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 28, 2019

The 36-year-old Cerrone (36-13, 1 no contest) is coming off a first-round TKO by lightweight contender Justin Gaethje in September at Fight Night 158 in Vancouver.
McGregor is without a win in the UFC since knocking out Eddie Alvarez at Madison Square Garden in November 2016 to become a two-weight champion.

pic.twitter.com/fH9eZcz206
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) November 28, 2019

An official announcement of the fight has yet to be made by the UFC.
But Cerrone posted a picture on his Twitter account of McGregor’s “Proper No 12” whiskey alongside a bottle of Budweiser.


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FILE- In this Oct. 6, 2018, file photo, Conor McGregor is escorted from the cage area after fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 229 in Las Vegas. Nurmagomedov and McGregor will remain suspended at least until December because of a brawl inside and outside the octagon after their UFC match in Las Vegas, but the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, allowed some prize money to be released to Nurmagomedov. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Sep 14, 2019; Vancouver, BC, Canada; Donald Cerrone (red gloves) and Justin Gaethje (blue gloves) after their fight during UFC Fight Night at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 4, 2018 Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor poses for cameras following a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. - McGregor is under investigation in his native Ireland on an accusation of sexual assault, the New York Times reported on March 26, 2019. The report, in which the Times cited four unnamed sources, came a day after the trash-talking star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship wrote on Twitter that he had decided to retire from his career inside the octagon. (Photo by Isaac Brekken / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

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Dana White confirms ‘Conor has signed and Cerrone is good to go’
UFC president is finalising deal for McGregor to make his Octagon comeback at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas



Dana White confirms Conor McGregor has signed to fight Donald Cerrone, with UFC president finalising deal for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on January 18.


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UFC: Conor McGregor signs deal to fight Donald Cerrone on January 18 at welterweight

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Dana White confirms ‘Conor has signed and Cerrone is good to go’

UFC president is finalising deal for McGregor to make his Octagon comeback at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas