Conor McGregor is eyeing the UFC welterweight title, and the present champion and challenger, don’t have any drawback with it.
This week, the Irish celebrity and former featherweight and light-weight UFC champion revealed that he want to contest for the UFC title in a 3rd division at 170 kilos. Talking with Ariel Helwani, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) mentioned he believes it’s a chance if victorious in his return towards Michael Chandler later this yr.
He additionally mentioned he is perhaps current for Saturday’s UFC 286 major occasion in London – a welterweight championship struggle between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman.
“Yeah, I’d like so, I’d like that,” McGregor mentioned. “I could also be current for the cardboard, we’re making strikes on the Black Forge in London, so I used to be scheduled to go on the market so after this, Gunni’s (Gunnar Nelson) additionally on the cardboard, so it could be good to see him dwell. It might be good to observe that welterweight title for positive.”
Each Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) have been requested about their emotions in the direction of McGregor’s feedback on the UFC 286 press convention on Thursday. Neither of them objected to the concept, if victorious on Saturday night time.
“Because the king, I welcome all challengers,” Edwards mentioned. “Whoever comes, can get it.
“… Him and whoever comes subsequent. Now, I’m targeted on Kamaru Usman. I consider that he’s the hardest problem proper now within the division, and I’m targeted on that. Whoever comes subsequent, that’s what it’s, you realize?”
In the meantime, Usman, who’s trying to regain his standing as champion, stored his response temporary:
“I’ve all the time mentioned I welcome it, so if it occurs, it occurs.”
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