Dana White still refuses to outright clarify that the UFC is stripping Conor McGregor of his lightweight title ahead of UFC 223 but doesn’t seem to understand why anyone else doesn’t comprehend the plan. TMZ.com spoke with the UFC president, who continued his elusive line of addressing the title situation, declining to outright say McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) would be stripped of the belt, but confirming Tony Ferguson (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) is not for an interim title. “I said in the last press conference (in Boston): That fight will be for the title,” White told TMZ.com. “It’s not for the interim title. That fight is for the real title.” When asked, much as he was repeatedly pressed at a January news conference in Boston , to directly confirm that means McGregor will be stripped of his belt prior to the Ferguson vs
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