Conor McGregor reveals who s the toughest opponent he s ever faced hints at return to the UFC welterweight division × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Conor McGregor reveals who s the toughest opponent he s ever faced hints at return to the UFC welterweight division Conor McGregor is a bona fide MMA legend and UFC icon Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Johny Payne FEATURED WRITER Follow Modified 04 Oct 2022 Conor McGregor has opened up about who the toughest opponent he's ever faced inside the cage. In a Q&A session on Twitter, McGregor said that Nate Diaz is the toughest opponent he's ever fought. Additionally, addressing which weight class he's likely to compete in next, McGregor hinted at a return to 170lbs. McGregor's most recent fight was a trilogy against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. The fight was contested at lightweight during which McGregor suffered a gruesome leg injury and lost via first-round TKO (doctor's stoppage). The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion has been on an injury hiatus ever since. While it's believed that McGregor could make his much-awaited comeback in February/March 2023, nothing's been officially announced yet. Meanwhile, Nate Diaz had a fourth-round submission win against Tony Ferguson, whom he faced at UFC 279 last month. The fight was the last on Diaz's UFC contract. The Stockton native subsequently indicated that he'd love to compete in other combat sports such as boxing and BJJ before returning to the UFC. While a potential fight between longtime rivals Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz is unlikely to materialize in the immediate future, their feud has remained as intense as ever. Nevertheless, during his latest Twitter Q&A session, McGregor gave props to Diaz. In response to being asked who's the toughest opponent he's ever faced, McGregor tweeted, simply: "Nate [Diaz]." Conor McGregor@TheNotoriousMMANate. twitter.com/4damcfc/status…Adam@4damCFC@TheNotoriousMMA toughest opponent you’ve ever faced?6847409@TheNotoriousMMA toughest opponent you’ve ever faced?Nate. twitter.com/4damcfc/status… Moreover, after injuring his leg in July 2021, McGregor considerably bulked up in the ensuing months. This led to speculations that 'The Notorious' might be planning to leave the lightweight division and return to the welterweight division. McGregor has further fueled this speculation with his reply to a fan's question about a return to welterweight next. McGregor tweeted: "Definitely." Conor McGregor@TheNotoriousMMADefinitely. twitter.com/realdannybrown…Danny Brown ??????@RealDannyBrown@TheNotoriousMMA WW next?112051@TheNotoriousMMA WW next?Definitely. twitter.com/realdannybrown… Nate Diaz on a potential trilogy fight with Conor McGregor Conor McGregor, who's been working hard on his recovery and comeback, has maintained that he's open to a Nate Diaz trilogy clash. Regardless, Diaz has time and again jibed at McGregor, noting that the Irishman ought to first recover from his injury before thinking about fighting him. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post That said, during a media scrum after his win over Tony Ferguson at UFC 279, Nate Diaz emphasized that he'd love to face Conor McGregor in their trilogy matchup. With the fighters currently tied at one win apiece, Diaz said: "I would love to fight him for the third time. And I've wanted to the whole time. There's no doubt in my mind that me and him are gonna finish that off. And that's for sure one of my biggest scores." Watch Diaz's assessment below: View this post on Instagram Instagram Post × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by Virat Deswal Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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