Conor McGregor's longtime coach John Kavanagh has mentioned six fighters his pupil can face when he makes his UFC return.

Ahead of his highly-anticipated UFC comeback, Conor McGregor is already being linked to a wide array of possible opponents.

While is it very likely that the promotion will put together another huge fight for the former UFC two-division champ, John Kavanagh, his trusted coach, had already jotted down names on his list.

According to Kavanagh, McGregor has a lot of options and based on his analysis, Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson, Islam Makhachev, Dan Hooker, Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier are all presenting a strong case.

“I’ll be honest, the Nate Diaz trilogy is very, very tempting. It’s a fight that gives me nightmares. The man doesn’t stop coming forward. Whether it’s three rounds or five rounds. But it’s an intriguing fight. So, that one is definitely very interesting,” Kavanagh said via BJPenn.com. “But also the Tony Ferguson one. It never happened. It was talked about a lot. Tony still has, I believe, a lot to offer the game. He’s a very unorthodox striker, grappler. I think the build-up would be fun for the fans. So, you know, any of those kind of legacy guys.”

“But, look, that division is killer. You know, Dan Hooker’s in there. The Islam (Makhachev) fight would be amazing as well, for obvious reasons. And we have, you know, whoever’s going to win this belt (Charles Oliveira or Dustin Poirier). So, you know, look, any of those names. I’m just excited to see Conor back.”

It is still yet to be determined when McGregor can be cleared to fight again. However, “The Notorious” has been hitting the gym and bulking up muscles lately.