Conor McGregor shocked the mixed martial arts world with his decision to fight Donald Cerrone at 170 pounds.
Earlier today, it was announced that the Irishman will be fighting his fellow fan-favourite on his much-awaited Octagon return at UFC 246.
McGregor and Cerrone will headline the promotion’s first pay-per-view event next year, which is set to take place at the T-mobile Arena in Las Vegas on January 18.
Looking to score his first MMA win in three years, ‘The Notorious’ will try to bounce back from his fourth round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The announcement came as a surprise to some MMA fans as they are anticipating McGregor to compete at 155 pounds in a bid to secure another shot at the Russian champion.
Some of his rabid followers, though, are excited for his journey at welterweight as his presence could create more exciting matchups against the likes of Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, and Jorge Masvidal.
Check out some of the craziest reactions from the Twitter-verse on McGregor’s upcoming welterweight fight against Cerrone:
(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Conor McGregor)