Published 18:53 IST, December 16th 2019

Conor McGregor reacts to Kamaru Usman's title defense against Colby Covington at UFC 245

Kamaru Usman won the fight with his performance but Conor McGregor won the hearts of the netizens. See how Conor McGregor reacted to Kamaru Usman's win.

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Kamaru Usman h a spectacular night at UFC 245 as he kcked out Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington with horrific jabs in a highly anticipated fight. Cor McGregor reacted to it and expressed his wish to get a taste of 170 lbs title. After an unsuccessful attempt at lightweight gold in UFC 229, Cor McGregor is set to return against Donald Cerrone on January 18, 2020. interesting fact is that Cor McGregor is set to make his return as a welterweight. Well, Kamaru Usman is current welterweight champion of UFC and former double champion Cor McGregor has his eyes set on him.

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UFC: Cor McGregor has reacted to Kamaru Usman’s win

After Nigerian Nightmare’s victory at UFC 245, Cor McGregor took to Twitter and said, “145, 155, 170.” It refers to all three weight classes where Cor McGregor has fought and won. Irish Superstar has alrey got lightweight title and fearweight title beside his name. It won’t be shocking if Cor McGregor decides to hunt for welterweight title too. McGregor has fought twice in 170 lbs against Nate Diaz and he holds a score of 1-1. However, a victory against Donald Cerrone will take him to 2-1 and he will be having a door full of opportunities in division.

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UFC: Lightweight Title or Fearweight Title

According to UFC President Dana White, Cor McGregor’s victory against Donald Cerrone is going to ensure his title shot against lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, Khabib has ruled out possibility of a rematch. He said that Cor needs to win 10 fights in lightweight unit to get a title shot against him. mega re-match, which h Dana White’s green signal, looks unlikely keeping in mind Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent statement. In such an instance, Cor McGregor might choose to get his hands on welterweight title - which he has never done before.

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