Published 18:24 IST, January 6th 2020

Conor McGregor slams the entire lightweight division in his latest tweet ahead of UFC 246

Conor McGregor is making his return to the welterweight division. However, he has taken a deep dig at the lightweight division in his recent tweet. Know more

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Cor McGregor became first man to hold two different weight-class titles at same time by thrashing out lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez at main event of UFC 205 on vember 13, 2016. However, his last fight at 155 lbs did t go well as he was forced to submit to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s rear-naked choke in a highly anticipated title fight at UFC 229. He is rey to make his return but in  welterweight unit (170 lbs) and former double champion wasted time in taking a dig at lightweight (155 lbs) division. 

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UFC 246: Cor McGregor takes a dig at lightweight roster of UFC

Irish superstar will be fighting Donald Cerrone in  n-title main event of UFC 246. When asked about his decision of going to welterweight division, Cor McGregor stated that he currently weighs 170 lbs and that motivated him to fight ‘Cowboy’ at welterweight, since he did t want to cut down his weight. He is happy about his UFC comeback and Irish fighter slammed his former division (155 lbs) by referring to ir weight-cutting issues. Take a look at Cor McGregor’s recent tweet for lightweight division of UFC. 

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UFC 246: Will Cor McGregor return to lightweight?

Yes, former double champion still has his eyes  155 lbs strap and he wants to run it back in lightweight unit. In an interview with Mac Life Official, Cor McGregor said that he is interested to get into lightweight mix if Tony Ferguson or Khabib Nurmagomedov pull out from highly anticipated title fight of UFC 249. UFC President Dana White gave it a green signal too and we can expect Cor McGregor back in lightweight division, once he gets done with Donald Cerrone.

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18:24 IST, January 6th 2020