Instead, he wants McGregor to either fight Jose Aldo or surrender his 145-pound title belt to the featherweight challenger, or he can drop down to 155 pounds and fight Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title. “I just think anyone he fights at that weight class, it’s nearly like cheating with the amount of power he has”, Kavanagh said Monday on The MMA Hour.
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The two put on an action-packed fight in which McGregor came out strong and then hung on in a tiring, bloody slugfest. I think he’s got to deal with (the) Nevada (State Athletic Commission) right now and this thing that went down. For five rounds they went toe-to-toe in a clean striking battle, leaving everything they had in the octagon.
“I don’t know if he’s favourite in any of those fights beside the Aldo one”. Or, Conor might pull a Brock Lesnar, 39, and head to the WWE. There’s a lot of fun fights down around his weight class or at his weight class.
Khan first of all congratulated McGregor on his win before confirming his intention to match up with the reigning UFC Featherweight Champion. “It will make your life a better place”, Diaz said at the conference. The judges eventually scored a majority decision for the Irishman, evening the score between the two fierce rivals.
A smart move on McGregor’s behalf considering the ground game of Diaz, who is a black belt Jiu-Jitsu fighter training with the Gracie family.
In an ideal world, Kavanagh would have McGregor challenge for the lightweight title, now held by Eddie Alvarez, and should he win it, face Nate Diaz to cap off the trilogy.
On What Changed in The Rematch: “I learned from the last contest”, McGregor said.
After he was crowned the victor of the grueling 25-minute contest, McGregor grabbed the mic from announcer Joe Rogan and proclaimed: ‘Surprise, surprise motherf******, the King is back’. The question is: will Nate Diaz be Conor McGregor’s next opponent, or will the resolution be later down the road?
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It’s an idea Kavanagh firmly advocates, with an eye to a potential encounter with Diaz at his preferred weight of 155lb a real possibility.
