Conor McGregor checked in to the W Abu Dhabi hotel on Monday evening and the UFC superstar was given a special welcome. The Irishman, 32, makes his <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/other-sport/the-real-conor-is-here-dana-white-says-ufc-s-superstar-mcgregor-can-t-wait-to-return-1.1144655">return to the Octagon at UFC 257</a> on Sunday morning, when he takes on American Dustin Poirier at lightweight. The pair previously fought back in 2014 at featherweight, with McGregor claiming a first round KO win. Ahead of the rematch, both fighters need to undergo a quarantine period in their hotel rooms and McGregor started his on Monday after arriving on Yas Island. Upon pulling up to the W Abu Dhabi in a Rolls Royce, McGregor was greeted by staff in hazmat suits, with one chanting "The Notorious is in the house!" McGregor, dressed only in trousers and wearing a face mask, recognised their welcome before carrying his son out of the car and into the hotel lobby. The former two-weight UFC champion had made his way from Dubai to Abu Dhabi on a luxury yacht, where he <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/other-sport/yachtside-conor-mcgregor-docks-in-abu-dhabi-ahead-of-ufc-257-1.1148522">posted photos of himself meditating</a> on Monday. He also uploaded a photo of the new Etihad Arena where Sunday's show will take place and where around 2,000 fans will be present to watch his first fight in more than a year.