"Stop talking about 170 and Conor McGregor," Oliveira said through an interpreter during a UFC 301 media scrum (h/t MMA Fighting). "I offered myself to be the alternate for that fight, and ...
The fight will be a welterweight bout contested at 170 pounds. McGregor (22-6) is now 35 years old and hasn't fought since his UFC 264 TKO loss (broken leg) to Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
Conor McGregor says he can beat Donald Cerrone at any weight and explains why their UFC 246 fight is at 170 pounds. Order UFC 246 on ESPN: https://plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv.