The Irish fighter will hold such an event in Russia for the first time.

The press conference will be held on October 24th.

The last, at the moment, McGregor fought in October 2018 at the UFC 229 tournament in Las Vegas, where he lost to Russian Habib Nurmagomedov by a strangulation in the fourth round.

After the fight, a brawl took place with the participation of members of both teams, as a result of which athletes and other participants in the incident received lengthy disqualifications.

Earlier, McGregor published a photo on the background of the coat of arms of Russia.