UFC featherweight Conor McGregor and lightweight Diego Sanchez are getting close to talking themselves into a fight after agreeing to face each other at welterweight.
The latest steps were taken on Twitter, where the pair have been engaged in a Twitter war since August. In the latest exchange, Sanchez threw out a challenge to fight McGregor in Dublin at 170 pounds.
@DiegoSanchezUFC @AndyUFCFan My very first request was for it to be at 170lb. Ive already messaged Dana and Shelby. This fight WILL happen.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 1, 2013
The beef between the two fighters started in August when the loud-mouthed Irishman called out practically the entire featherweight division in a tweet. Sanchez took umbrage on behalf of his friend and training partner, featherweight Diego Brandao, who’s being talked off as a future opponent for McGregor.
McGregor, who has a 14-2 record and is 2-0 in the UFC, has courted a lot of attention since joining the promotion, and Sanchez is one of many who believe the featherweight is overhyped.
Since then, McGregor and Sanchez have been taking shots at each other and are already close to agreeing to terms—over Twitter.
That might not give Sanchez, who’s known to take inordinate punishment in his fights, time to recover and fight McGregor in Ireland, where the UFC plans to visit next year.
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