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It you're going to jump 2 weight classes, you should do one at a time. He originally was planning a LW fight vs RDA and wasn't ready for WW. It took 2 fights to prepare for WW. He bulked up quite a bit, and should not cut to 145. He should pace himself, and cut to 155 first, take his time getting smaller.
McGregor can/should fight at 155, and he should do it soon. Either Diaz 3 or Alvarez at MSG. Then he should be good to go with alternating between FW and LW, and can quickly schedule his first FW title defense before a year of winning it, thus not having to vacate it.
Note: I don't believe a champ necessarily has to defend his belt within a year in order to keep it, he just has to schedule a fight within a year. This situation of delaying a title defense will happen to McGregor more than once in his career if he holds 2 belts and you consider injuries will happen.
McGregor can/should fight at 155, and he should do it soon. Either Diaz 3 or Alvarez at MSG. Then he should be good to go with alternating between FW and LW, and can quickly schedule his first FW title defense before a year of winning it, thus not having to vacate it.
Note: I don't believe a champ necessarily has to defend his belt within a year in order to keep it, he just has to schedule a fight within a year. This situation of delaying a title defense will happen to McGregor more than once in his career if he holds 2 belts and you consider injuries will happen.