Conor McGregor Signs 6-Fight UFC Deal: Known Contract Details

Conor McGregor has inked a new deal with the UFC ahead of his lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov next month.

McGregor will return to MMA action for the first time in nearly two years when he challenges for Nurmagomedov's 155-pound strap in the main event of UFC 229 on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas.

The fight is highly-anticipated especially because of the rivalry between the two lightweights and UFC president Dana White also expects it to break non-boxing pay-per-view records with the current one set by McGregor at 1.6 million buys back in 2016.

Thursday's press conference saw McGregor and Nurmagomedov officially meet face to face for the first time since they confronted each other two years ago and White confirmed to ESPN afterward that the Irishman signed a new deal.

"It's not hard to do a deal with Conor McGregor because we know what he's worth," White told ESPN after the press conference.

The contract is for six fights, though White initially told ESPN it was for eight. Not many details are known outside of that, but here's what is known.

McGregor's fight with Nurmagomedov will be the first of the six fights as part of the contract. White believes the new deal could make the 30-year-old, already the biggest draw and superstar in the UFC, even more money in the sport than before.

In addition, McGregor's newly released whiskey "Proper Twelve" will be a sponsor in each of the fights he takes part in, according to ESPN.

McGregor paraded his new whiskey around throughout Thursday's press conference, even sharing a drink of it with White, as he confirmed his new venture would have a presence in his fights.

"You bet your bollocks it is," McGregor told a reporter. "On the canvas. On the canvas. Like [Nurmagomedov's] blood will be on the canvas."

The former lightweight champion did not fail to deliver in what White called the "darkest press conference" he had ever been a part of. McGregor was back to his usual trash talking self and even brought in Russian politics when verbally sparring with Nurmagomedov, who for the most part, was quiet.

Referencing the UFC 223 bus incident in which he threw a dolly, McGregor also claimed if Nurmagomedov had stepped outside the vehicle, he would have killed the Dagestan native and been in a jail cell instead of the press conference.

As for the fight itself, Nurmagomedov said it would be a "long night" for McGregor, who in turn, responded that's what he wanted.

"This fool has been saying it’s going to be a long night. I’m ready for a long night," McGregor said. "You hold on to legs for dear life. what kind of fighting is that? What kind of fighting is that? Your fake belt over there, you beat the guy ranked No.11, a real estate agent. You bring that belt up on stage like it's a real belt?"

"You're a phoney, a fake and I'm going to expose you. You're going to be smoked on October 6 and I am going to love every second of it. I hope it's a long night," he said.