Michael Bisping suggests Conor McGregor have a 'warm-up fight' on his UFC return

C. McGregor suffered serious injury to the UFC 264. Photo: Twitter

While Conor McGregor makes big plans for his return to MMA, the former UFC middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) Michael Bisping thinks the Irish should go 'slower'. For the former English fighter, the 'Notório' should look for a more accessible opponent on his return to the octagon and then think about the fourth fight against Dustin poirier.

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“I hope we see this fight. I'm not sure he'll want to come back after what will probably be a year away and facing Dustin for the third time. You kind of want to 'wet your mouth'. Find your charm, shake off that ring rust. Nate (Diaz) would be that guy. So, if Conor beats Nate, then he would fight Dustin, because, you know, they're going to have a fourth fight. The fourth fight is going to be incredibly huge, but I think if I was Conor's manager, if I was advising him, I would tell him to take a 'warm-up fight', you know what I mean?” said Bisping.

In a complicated phase of his career, McGregor has won just one of his last four fights. Taking the triumph over Donald Cerrone, the Irish were defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov e Dustin poirier (2 times). The 'Notório' has a record of 22 positive results and six negative results.