{"id":288255,"date":"2023-09-10T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288255"},"modified":"2023-09-10T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T17:34:02","slug":"conor-mcgregor-challenged-to-fight-at-ufc-300-by-alexander-volkanovski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-challenged-to-fight-at-ufc-300-by-alexander-volkanovski\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor challenged to fight at UFC 300 by Alexander Volkanovski"},"content":{"rendered":"
Conor McGregor could be heading for a big-money showdown with\u00a0Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 300 after the pair waged war against each on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During this weekend’s UFC 293 event, McGregor sent his usual flurry of opinions across social media, and in one post took aim at the current\u00a0Featherweight champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Ask my b****x that little sausage volkonovski is no way p4p 1. Silly.’ McGregor ranted in the direction of the Australian.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘That\u2019s quick work for me. 100% accuracy work. Readable. Hittable. Hurtable. I like he has this title tho we should fight at some stage so the FW goats will have all faced off and let there be no debate.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn’t take long for Volkanovski to reply. Twenty minutes after the post was sent, he responded by accepting the Irishman’s challenge and threw down UFC 300 as a possible setting fort he fight. Simply declaring ‘Let\u2019s do it at #UFC300.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Conor McGregor took a swipe at current UFC Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski<\/p>\n
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Volkanovski accepted McGregor’s challenge and put forward for a match with him at UFC 300<\/p>\n
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The two fighters have a spat on social media and seemingly set up a match for the future\u00a0<\/p>\n
Volkanovski is coming off a victory over Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290, and currently in the prime of his career, whereas UFC is still waiting on the return of McGregor to the Octagon.<\/p>\n
The ‘Notorious’ fighter, now 34, hasn’t competed in a UFC fight since his brutal leg injury against Dustin Poirier in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He confirmed earlier this month his plan to return to fighting, putting a three-match plan in place by targeting bouts against Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje and a trilogy of meetings with Nate Diaz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it looks like a new addition will have to be made to that list, if a bout can be confirmed between McGregor and Volkanovski for UFC 300, which would likely take place next Spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only question would be if former multi-time UFC Champion McGregor, could get get himself down to competing at Featherweight, or would the bout be fought in the Lightweight division instead.<\/p>\n
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Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight champion\u00a0<\/p>\n
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