Poirier v McGregor among January UFC events confirmed on Fight Island

Las Vegas, Decemebr 23: Conor McGregor's UFC return will see him head to Fight Island to face Dustin Poirier.

The UFC confirmed in November the former two-weight champion would be coming out of retirement and re-entering the Octagon against Poirier in January.

A venue was not initially announced amid the coronavirus pandemic, although Fight Island - Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - was mooted as a likely location.

Fight Island was used for the return of the sport in 2020 as COVID-19 impacted its usual arenas.

And UFC president Dana White confirmed McGregor and Poirier would be fighting in the UAE in a post on his Instagram story on Tuesday (December 22).

That January 23 bout at UFC 257 will conclude 'Triple Header Week', following on from a January 16 card headlined by Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar and the midweek contest between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev.