Dana: "I fully expect Conor to return to 145. Stephen Thompson is going to fight for the 170 title."

[Coconutwater]

WTF are you talking about. Half of Sherdog doesn't think he can make 145 again.

Exactly.

So Dana "Expecting" Conor to defend his belt is as empty a statement as his bald head.

They're going to give Conor a fight at 155 without officially losing his 145 title in the Octagon so they can still market him as a lineal champion.

And if by chance they do match him at 145, it's against Aldo and not Frankie, who, by style and movement, could give him problems. The UFC eliminated Frankie as a potential spoiler using Aldo as the wrench.