Conor McGregor called out by American bad-boy Colby Covington for ‘the biggest event the UFC would ever do’

COLBY COVINGTON has declared a fight against Conor McGregor would be the “biggest event the UFC would ever do”.

McGregor, 34, has not fought since breaking his leg in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in July 2021, while Covington, 35, was last in action against Jorge Masvidal in March 2022.

Conor McGregor has not fought in nearly two yearsGetty Images – Getty

Colby Covington was the backup for the main event at UFC 286 in London on Saturday nightGetty

Covington was cageside at UFC 286 in London over the weekend to see Brit Leon Edwards land a majority decision victory over Kamaru Umsan.

The American was backup for the main event.

After the fight, UFC chief Dana White suggested Edwards’ next defence of his welterweight belt will be against Covington.

But former welterweight champ Covington himself has discussed a potential mega bout with McGregor.

Speaking on his return, Covington said in a press conference, via MMA News: “Whenever we can come up with the biggest fight that makes the most money, I’ll come out to play.”

And while Covington claimed the Notorious no longer has the “same hunger” to fight, he admitted a bout between them would attract huge numbers.

He declared: “Conor’s done some great things in this sport. He’s a great fighter but his time is passing. He’s made a lot of money so he just doesn’t have that same hunger.

“Who knows if he’s coming back anytime soon? He still has to get the USADA pool.

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“If Conor wants to fight one day, it’s probably the biggest event the UFC would ever do, as you see with the numbers I’ve drawn to this event.

“If they want to sit down and they think that’s the biggest and best fight they can do, let’s do it.”

McGregor is set to return to action later this year in a mouthwatering showdown with Michael Chandler.

And he wants to move up to welterweight for the hotly anticipated clash.