Conor McGregor will face the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov's title defence against Justin Gaethje. The Irishman will first have to defeat an as yet unannounced opponent on Fight Island this summer.
Leading contenders to take on the Irishman include Nate Diaz in a trilogy clash and Dustin Poirier in a rematch of their 2014 meeting.
McGregor last fought in January when he stopped Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds. He had hoped to face the winner of Nurmagomedov's proposed clash with Tony Ferguson but that fight was cancelled for the fifth time last month.
Instead Ferguson took on leading contender Gaethje who upset the odds by stopping his fellow American in the final round. In doing so he became the interim 155lb champion and booked a September
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