Report: Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver possible for Jan. 18 in Boston

Makes perfect sense.

Despite the fact that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has flown top featherweight contender Conor McGregor to Brazil, where he is expected to have a cageside seat for the Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes title fight at UFC 179, a new report from MMA Junkie has the feisty Irishman fighting Dennis Siver on Jan. 18, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.

That's a Sunday ... on FOX Sports 1.

That would mean "Notorious" is not the division No. 1 contender, despite what UFC President Dana White said, which is surely good news for the winner of Cub Swanson vs. Frankie Edgar, a pair of 145-pound title chasers who go to war at UFC Fight Night 57 next month in Austin, Texas.

"Notorious" said he was open to non-title fights ... I guess he was serious.

McGregor (16-2) is fresh off a first-round shellacking over Dustin Poirier last month in Las Vegas, Nevada, in what was his fourth straight win -- and third finish -- since joining Team ZUFFA in 2013. Siver (22-9), meanwhile, recently took a unanimous decision win over Charles Rosa in Sweden after serving a nine-month drug suspension.

How about it, fight fans, this bout doing anything for you?