CONOR McGREGOR was seen wearing a UFC belt when he asked for a fight with champion Charles Oliveira.
Oliveira defeated Dustin Poirier, the Irishman, with a third round submission.
Conor McGregor was posed with a UFC belt
McGregor wrote on Twitter a few days later: "So when am I fighting Oliveira?"
Then he followed up with a photo of himself wearing UFC gold, standing behind a mural.
McGregor, 33 years old, is still recovering from a horrific leg injury he suffered in his last fight. It was a tri-fight with Poirier 32.
This was six years after their first clash in 2014.
McGregor injured his tibia in round one. He was stopped by a doctor and required surgery.
Since then, he has been training as he hopes to make a comeback in 2022. Poirier was able to challenge for the title.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSMcGregor, 36, responded to a tweet from Nate Diaz and he came up empty.
McGregor wrote: "You lanky string o' p**s, he got lumped about and got lucky twice.
"That's it. It is what it is. It was an embarrassing night for him. This was a closed guard game. That was amazing. Wow! Shocking.
"All good happy Sat evening horse yupya it’s Proper Twelve day tomorrow, 12/12. Happy New Paddy's Day!
McGregor hasn't held gold since 2016, when McGregor was the featherweight champ and the lightweight champ. He was the first person to have two UFC belts at once.
He lost both octagons without defending them and also lost a title challenge to Khabib Nurmagomedov (33), in 2018.
McGregor had asked for McGregor to be allowed to take a shot at the belt after his return. However, UFC President Justin Gaethje (33), has confirmed that he will next fight Brazilian Oliveira (32).
White answered the question "Yeah it makes sense."
