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It’s looking more and more likely that the UFC will strip Conor McGregor of the lightweight title.
Yesterday, head promoter Dana White announced a blockbuster lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson (interim champ) and top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 on April 7, with no mention of whether it would be for the interim or official title.
While White didn’t confirm Ferguson-Nurmagomedov as a championship bout, the UFC president hinted that he is getting ready to strip ‘The Notorious’ of the belt.
“He can’t hold up the title, can’t hold up the whole division,” White said on the Toucher and Rich radio show (transcribed by Ryan Harkness for Uproxx). “There’s a lot of guys that I have to deal with every day that aren’t worth the aggravation. This kid is worth the aggravation and I have so much respect for him, what he’s accomplished, what he’s done. If he wants to ride off into the sunset with his money for the rest of his life, I don’t blame him. And if he wants to come back and fight, we’ll get him back in. He just can’t hold the division hostage.”
“You take the belt,” he replied. “In any sport, the NBA, the NFL, hockey, whatever it may be. No one guy can hold the whole sport hostage. It just doesn’t happen. When Conor was getting ready for this Mayweather fight, I was already making plans for Conor to never come back. The company and the business goes on, and there will be other stars. The NBA didn’t roll it up and pack it up when Jordan left. And they won’t when LeBron goes either. The list goes on and on.”
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/1/...te-conor-mcgregor-champion-fight-llightweight
I think they strip Conor on Saturday and promote Khabib/Tony to the real championship fight.
Yesterday, head promoter Dana White announced a blockbuster lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson (interim champ) and top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 on April 7, with no mention of whether it would be for the interim or official title.
While White didn’t confirm Ferguson-Nurmagomedov as a championship bout, the UFC president hinted that he is getting ready to strip ‘The Notorious’ of the belt.
“He can’t hold up the title, can’t hold up the whole division,” White said on the Toucher and Rich radio show (transcribed by Ryan Harkness for Uproxx). “There’s a lot of guys that I have to deal with every day that aren’t worth the aggravation. This kid is worth the aggravation and I have so much respect for him, what he’s accomplished, what he’s done. If he wants to ride off into the sunset with his money for the rest of his life, I don’t blame him. And if he wants to come back and fight, we’ll get him back in. He just can’t hold the division hostage.”
“You take the belt,” he replied. “In any sport, the NBA, the NFL, hockey, whatever it may be. No one guy can hold the whole sport hostage. It just doesn’t happen. When Conor was getting ready for this Mayweather fight, I was already making plans for Conor to never come back. The company and the business goes on, and there will be other stars. The NBA didn’t roll it up and pack it up when Jordan left. And they won’t when LeBron goes either. The list goes on and on.”
https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/1/...te-conor-mcgregor-champion-fight-llightweight
I think they strip Conor on Saturday and promote Khabib/Tony to the real championship fight.
