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Is a fight between Donald Cerrone and Conor McGregor in the works? “Cowboy” just hinted that it might very well be.

Following his submission victory over Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night 139 this past weekend, Cerrone (34-11 MMA, 21-8 UFC) said the UFC had already approached him about his next fight, and it was a “very exciting” potential matchup.

MMAjunkie made its guesses of some possible options that would make sense for Cerrone’s return to lightweight, and former multi-division UFC champ McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was the first mentioned on the list.

Now Cerrone has pushed the narrative one step further with a social media post that invites plenty of speculation (via Instagram):

Just waiting on him! . “I know a guy”

After his recent victory, which set UFC records for most wins and finishes, Cerrone said his goal is to win the UFC lightweight title. He name-dropped champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 11-0 UFC), who is coming off a successful defense of his belt against McGregor at UFC 229 in October.

McGregor and Cerrone have a bit of a history. They’ve exchanged words at past press conferences, and Cerrone criticized McGregor’s submission loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 in March 2016.

Cerrone expressed interest in fighting McGregor at the time, but expressed doubts about whether it could happen.

“I got nothing to say about that (expletive) (expletive) to be honest with you,” Cerrone said. “It is what it is. He did run his mouth, but when he sees me face-to-face he’s going to have to – I don’t play that game. When I see him I’m going to check him and see what’s up. I don’t give a (expletive) where it’s at. I’d love to fight the dude, but it’s a fight that’s not going to happen for a long time.”

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 139, check out the UFC Events section of the site.