January - 2016
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
42
Should the UFC Allow McGregor
to Hold Multiple Titles?
Article By: Christian Larusson
At
UFC 194, this past
Saturday evening,
Conor
McGregor
made history by knocking out
the only featherweight cham-
pion the organization has ever
had, and he did it in just 13
seconds as he had prophesied.
Now, the next conversation
has begun. Should he face the
next featherweight contender
in Frankie Edgar, who himself
got a great victory the day be-
fore UFC 194 on The Ultimate
Fighter Finale by knocking out
Chad Mendes halfway through
the first round. Or, should Mc-
Gregor take the next step in
his prophecy and challenge the
winner of the upcoming light-
weight title fight between Ra-
fael dos Anjos and Donald Cer-
rone?
Dana White and the UFC has
already spoken about this sub-
ject and said that McGregor
can move up in weight as
long as he vacates the feather-
weight title, which in turn Mc-
Gregor has already responded
to, in the UFC 194 post-fight
press conference.
“I tell you one thing that won’t
be happening, if I go up to that
lightweight division, there is
no way in hell that I’m vacat-
ing my belt. That’s not happen-
ing. There will be a belt on one
shoulder, and and a belt on the
other shoulder. I understand
why previously they would
have fighters do that. Because
many fighters don’t fight as
frequently as I do”
“When I go up for the light-
weight belt, and take that light-
weight belt, I will still be the
featherweight champion also.“
Conor McGregor (José Youngs/The MMA Corner)
