Twitter Reacts To Conor McGregor Fighting At Welterweight For UFC Return

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. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1200151141415374849 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: https://twitter.com/upsidedownjoey/status/1200222387590979584 https://twitter.com/kasonc94/status/1200238771322703873 https://twitter.com/MarleySwarbz/status/1200193105351380992 https://twitter.com/bilalelreda/status/1200182777221537792 https://twitter.com/JakobElboel/status/1200170230368100352 https://twitter.com/DarwiNQNTMQMQMB/status/1200174616993583104 https://twitter.com/FoxMoneybags/status/1200162764989157376 https://twitter.com/ProperScotsman/status/1200183298540093450 https://twitter.com/IAMRnjn/status/1200244823422169088 https://twitter.com/FloridaMan3005/status/1200231432888733696 (Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Conor McGregor)