White open to McGregor trying to be two-division champion
Dana White: “If anybody can do it, Conor McGregor can. This guy has pretty done everything he said he would do. I’m interested.”
Traditionally if a UFC champion moves up in weight, he vacates the title in the division he is in. Conor McGregor has stated that he wants to keep the UFC featherweight title and fight for the lightweight. UFC President Dana White told UFC Tonight, that he would be open to entertaining the idea:
Conor McGregor captured the UFC featherweight title at UFC 194 with a 13-second knockout of longtime king Jose Aldo.
After the fight, McGregor made it clear he wanted to head 10 pounds north to lightweight and do the same. Speaking on Wednesday’s episode of UFC Tonight, UFC President Dana White made it clear he’s open to this possibility.
“Conor has said that he would like to win the 155-pound belt and fight four times a year and defend both belts,” White said. “If anybody can do it, Conor McGregor can. This guy has pretty done everything he said he would do. I’m interested.”