Conor McGregor UFC news: Notorious wants Jorge Masvidal fight, says Dana White

The Crumlin fighter will make his long-awaited return against Cerrone on January 18

Conor McGregor will turn his sights to Jorge Masvidal if he defeats Donald Cerrone in January.

This is the according to UFC chief Dana White who has also not ruled out a rematch between McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov in the new year.

White told 101.6FM in Washington: "Conor has told me he definitely wants a fight with Masvidal, so we'll see what happens."

McGregor will make his long-awaited return against Cerrone on January 18 - over a year since his loss to lightweight king Nurmagomedov in Las Vegas.

And White sees a scenario where the Crumlin man could get the rematch he craves against the Russian in 2020.

"A couple of things have got to happen first; he's got to beat 'Cowboy' Cerrone which is a very tough fight, especially at 170 without 'Cowboy' having to cut weight.

"Then Khabib has to beat Tony Ferguson. If both of those things happen then yeah I think we can make the rematch.

"[McGregor] would rather take that fight right now and not fight 'Cowboy', he wants that fight really bad.

"In reality, Rich, it would be the biggest pay per view ever in the history of the sport."

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