UFC: McIlroy will watch McGregor UFC bout over breakfast

After a six-week break, the European Tour returns with its first event of the new season, the Abu Dhabi Championship. World number six Rory McIlroy has returned to the tournament for the first time in three years, hoping to win it for the first time after seven top-three finishes. McIlroy admitted that he will be keeping a close eye on another high-profile sporting event in Abu Dhabi - the UFC fight card featuring fellow Irishman Conor McGregor against Dustin Poirier. Looking ahead to September's rescheduled Ryder Cup in Kohler, Wisconsin, McIlroy was upbeat, speaking about "some light at the end of the tunnel". "Hopefully by September, it might not be full, full, a full capacity that a Ryder Cup usually is, but it will be very close to what a normal Ryder Cup is and I'm excited for that," added McIlroy.