Conor McGregor hopes the Saudis can help him secure a UFC fight.

McGregor has not had a UFC fight since losing to Dustin Poirier in 2021 at UFC 264. He was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29, but McGregor had to pull out after breaking his toe. Dana White has confirmed that McGregor will fight early next year. However, Chandler has moved on. He will rematch Charles Oliveira at UFC 309. Chandler has stated that he is still interested in taking the McGregor fight.

But there is no guarantee that will happen, as it could depend on the outcome of Chandler’s rematch with Oliveira. A win for Chandler takes him closer to securing a lightweight title shot, while a defeat may reduce the demand to see the McGregor fight. McGregor has two fights left on his UFC contract. There are also possible opportunities in boxing and BKFC. But McGregor wants the Saudis to help him secure a UFC return.

“As far as [Michael] Chandler rematching [Charles] Oliveira, I’m happy with the date. It’s November. Maybe we can still do it after if they’re not going to line me up until December, January, February, or one of those dates. Maybe we can still do it. I’m just a bit out of the loop with it. All I can do is carry on doing what I’m doing. I test under the testing administration, and I train daily. That’s it. Let’s see what happens. Hopefully, it all comes to fruition,” McGregor said