Conor McGregor has confirmed all the details for his long-awaited UFC comeback fight.

McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier back in July 2021.

McGregor insists he will be back in action in early 2025Getty

The Irishman was supposed to return to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 303 on June 30 against Michael Chandler.

However, the contest was called off after McGregor suffered a broken toe in sparring.

McGregor and Chandler had called for their fight to be rescheduled for the back end of this year.

But Chandler has since been matched with Charles Oliveira in November while McGregor claims he has a new opponent of his own.

As he was exiting the Marbella Arena following a BKFC event, McGregor told MMA reporter Donagh Corby of Bloody Elbow that his comeback would take place on “February 1, Saudi Arabia” before insisting that the man standing across from him would be “Dan Hooker.”

There is a UFC event booked for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Kingdom Arena on February 1 so the details line up.

Hooker is currently the No.5-ranked lightweight in the world and was also in attendance for BKFC Spain.

The Aussie called out McGregor following his upset win over Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 and was seen chopping it up in the ring with ‘Notorious’ last night.

“I want them all,” he said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.

“I want the BMF. I want Conor McGregor. I want a title eliminator.”

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During an interview with Fox Sport Australia a few days after his victory, Hooker added of a possible McGregor fight: “Let’s see.

“Obviously, because of the Chandler situation that is not a fight I would sit around and wait for.

“My eyes on the title and I know I’ve got a big fight coming up next.

“But I am actually heading over to BKFC in Spain next week, which Conor McGregor so happens to own.

“So yeah, by the end of next week hopefully I’ll get the chance to have a word with him and see if he is interested in the fight… I’m sure we will work something out.”

Judging from McGregor’s reaction on Saturday night those conversations went well.