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15th January 2018
06:37am GMT

"There's no doubt that Khabib is the guy to fight, but let's remember, Khabib didn't make weight in his last fight with Tony Ferguson which really blew things up and really screwed it all up. He came back, he looks amazing, he made weight easily, he was on weight the week of the fight."https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/951501799286099968 McGregor is closing in on setting an unwanted promotional record. If 'the Notorious' still holds the belt by late-February, he will have surpassed Anthony Pettis' record of still holding the belt after 462 days without defending it. This simply cannot be, according to White.
"Conor has said he's thinking about coming back in September. If he comes back in September that's almost two years (since he won it). That can't happen. It's not fair to everybody else."The show must go on. If McGregor wants to sit out until September, the back-up plan is Ferguson vs Nurmagomedov for the undisputed belt. McGregor will be stripped, but he will be guaranteed a shot at the title if and when he decides to come back.
"Love Conor, respect Conor, love everything he does for this company. Everybody knows that. I say that all the time, (but) the belt would have to move on. You do Khabib vs Tony - we're working on that right now. If and when Conor comes back, he'll get the first crack at the title."When asked if stripping McGregor was a possibility, White gave a one-word response, 'absolutely'.
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