Conor McGregor: ‘How can I not consider myself the UFC featherweight world champion?’

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Conor McGregor set a new record in November 2016 at UFC 205 when he won the UFC lightweight belt. This made him the first and only fighter to hold two titles from two different weight classes at the same time.

But he had only enjoyed this accolade for a couple of weeks when the UFC decided to strip him of the belt due to his inability to defend it. Subsequently, the title was awarded to then interim champion Jose Aldo, who lost it to current champion Max Holloway at UFC 212 last June.

McGregor still holds the lightweight belt, which he has not defended for almost a year now and has created a power vacuum within the division. In his mind though, he is still the…


McGregor: I am still UFC 145-pound champion, ‘100%’
 
dacofty

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Simple...look at the rankings and see Holloway as the champion, if he thinks he is the 145 lb champ then go prove it..til then go see a neurologist, he has been hit in his head one to many
 
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dacofty said:
Simple...look at the rankings and see Holloway as the champion, if he thinks he is the 145 lb champ then go prove it..til then go see a neurologist, he has been hit in his head one to many
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Conor mentioned defending his UFC belts today. Me thinks he might have his eyes set on a Max rematch if he gets past Frankie.

Conor vs. Max II - FW vs. LW superfight mid 2018
 
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LawFitz said:
Conor mentioned defending his UFC belts today. Me thinks he might have his eyes set on a Max rematch if he gets past Frankie.

Conor vs. Max II - FW vs. LW superfight mid 2018
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Nah he is just talking out of his ass...
 
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dacofty said:
Simple...look at the rankings and see Holloway as the champion, if he thinks he is the 145 lb champ then go prove it..til then go see a neurologist, he has been hit in his head one to many
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Conor already beat holloway with one leg and loosened aldos chin for max the way a father loosens a jar lid for his boy
 
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Jack Lame said:
Conor already beat holloway with one leg and loosened aldos chin for max the way a father loosens a jar lid for his boy
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Conor got smoked by 2 dudes when he was 21-22 as well. Look at him now.

Not saying Holloway beats him in a rematch, but I def wouldn't write him off
 
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dacofty said:
Simple...look at the rankings and see Holloway as the champion, if he thinks he is the 145 lb champ then go prove it..til then go see a neurologist, he has been hit in his head one to many
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Well he did beat the champ and the new champ in a fight. And the new champ got the belt from beating the old champ that Conor already beat .


So I mean if you want to be the champion, you have the beat the champion and neither Aldo nor Holloway did that. Or is it you're not champ until you defend your belt ? If that's the case, as so many ppl want to say about mcgregor and his belts, then Holloway still isn't champ for not defending his belt yet lol . But Conor beat both the last two champions of the division
 
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He's still the champ champ whether anyone likes it or not. The last "title fight" at 145 was between two guys he beat.

Cruz and Cain went literally years without defending their belts and didn't get stripped. Conor is still the UNDISPUTED champion of TWO weight classes.
 
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Galanis said:
He's still the champ champ whether anyone likes it or not. The last "title fight" at 145 was between two guys he beat.

Cruz and Cain went literally years without defending their belts and didn't get stripped. Conor is still the UNDISPUTED champion of TWO weight classes.
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Cain and Cruz fought again in the same weight division though, Conor is never fighting at 145 again.
 
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Well he did beat the champ and the new champ in a fight. And the new champ got the belt from beating the old champ that Conor already beat .


So I mean if you want to be the champion, you have the beat the champion and neither Aldo nor Holloway did that. Or is it you're not champ until you defend your belt ? If that's the case, as so many ppl want to say about mcgregor and his belts, then Holloway still isn't champ for not defending his belt yet lol . But Conor beat both the last two champions of the division
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Last I checked he was the 155 lb champ sometime last year
 
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Well he did beat the champ and the new champ in a fight. And the new champ got the belt from beating the old champ that Conor already beat .


So I mean if you want to be the champion, you have the beat the champion and neither Aldo nor Holloway did that. Or is it you're not champ until you defend your belt ? If that's the case, as so many ppl want to say about mcgregor and his belts, then Holloway still isn't champ for not defending his belt yet lol . But Conor beat both the last two champions of the division
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So in that analogy I take it that cyborg is not the true champion because she didn't fight The 145 pound champ who is stripped of her title
 
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dacofty said:
So in that analogy I take it that cyborg is not the true champion because she didn't fight The 145 pound champ who is stripped of her title
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Listen buddy, we know mcgregor isn't the belt holder anymore officially. But I'll still call him the champ champ lol. it's the same people said about jones and D.C. , jones was the true champion even though D.C. held the belt..


D.C. Wasnt the real champ cause he didn't beat jones, right?

Is this not the same situation as with Holloway, who lost to mcgregor already and only got the belt by beating someone that mcgregor KOd? In addition, mcgregors reason for getting the title stripped were far better than jones'.
 
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Listen buddy, we know mcgregor isn't the belt holder anymore officially. But I'll still call him the champ champ lol. it's the same people said about jones and D.C. , jones was the true champion even though D.C. held the belt..


D.C. Wasnt the real champ cause he didn't beat jones, right?

Is this not the same situation as with Holloway, who lost to mcgregor already and only got the belt by beating someone that mcgregor KOd? In addition, mcgregors reason for getting the title stripped were far better than jones'.
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Bottom line you answered it like a man, we know mcgregor isn't the belt holder anymore officially.
 
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