During the fight week media rounds for the UFC 203 pay-per-view last weekend, UFC President Dana White spoke about Conor McGregor’s future once again.
White reiterated his point about McGregor needing to drop back down to defend his UFC Featherweight Championship in his next fight or give up the title, when asked if he was considering an immediate third fight between the Irish mega-star and his recent rival, Nate Diaz.
“I made that fight twice. That’s it,” said the UFC boss. “It’s time to move on because [McGregor] has the 145-pound title.”
White continued, sharing his belief that McGregor fighting at 170 pounds again not only holds up the 145 pound division where he is currently the world champion, but isn’t fair to the rest of the 170 pound division either.
“At the end of the day, he’s a 145-pound fighter. He could go to [lightweight], but going back up to 170 [pounds] makes absolutely no sense, and it clogs up the entire division, which isn’t fair to the rest of the crew.”
McGregor last fought at last month’s UFC 202 pay-per-view, defeating Diaz in their 170-pound rematch. His last fight at 145-pounds was his stunning 13-second KO of former champion and reigning interim featherweight champion Jose Aldo, which took place at the UFC 194 pay-per-view back in December of 2015.
H/T to MMAWeekly.com for transcribing the above Dana White quotes.
