Conor McGregor Conor McGregor could soon have the chance to make more UFC history by becoming the first fighter in company history to hold two championship belts simultaneously. After McGregor(19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) revealed his intention to move up and challenge for the lightweight belt following his 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo (25-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) to capture featherweight gold at UFC 194 in December, UFC President Dana White said he’s “interested” in giving the Irishman the chance to make his words a reality. That would mean a future showdown with 155-pound titleholder Rafael dos Anjos (25-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who defended his title at UFC on FOX 17 in December with a 66-second TKO of Donald Cerrone and said he would be “glad” to take on “The Notorious.” “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 on FOX Sports 1’s “UFC Tonight.” “If anybody can do it, Conor McGregor can. This guy has pretty much done everything he said he would do, so, I’m interested.” The UFC has historically been reluctant allow a champion to fight outside their respective weight class while holding the belt
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Dana White ‘interested’ in champ vs. champ fight with McGregor and dos Anjos – MMA Junkie