Conor McGregor set to return to UFC

Conor McGregor took time out of MMA to turn to boxing. Credit: INPHO

Conor McGregor is set to return to the UFC Octagon for the first time in almost two years.

It was announced on Friday night that the controversial Irishman's grudge match with Russia's Khabib Nurmagomedov will be the headline act on October 6 in Las Vegas.

Nurmagomedov took McGregor's lightweight title in April, after the Irishman was stripped of it due to inactivity.

He took a year out of the sport as he turned to professional boxing, losing toFloyd Mayweather Jnr last summer.

McGregor is unhappy at Nurmagomedov holding a title he believes is his and, having last fought in UFC in November 2016, the 'Notorious' says he is ready to return.

Former two-weight world champion McGregor has wanted to face Nurmagomedov for some time.

After a confrontation between associates of the pair, McGregor gatecrashed a Nurmagomedov press conference in New York in April.