After winning the UFC lightweight championship and becoming the first dual-weight champ in promotion history with his second round knockout win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 last month, Conor McGregor is slated to take some time off from the Octagon to focus on the birth of his first child with his longtime girlfriend.
Many have begun to wonder just exactly how long ‘The Notorious One’ may be taking off, but UFC President Dana White recently joined FOX Sports Live (courtesy of MMA Mania) to reveal that the heavy-handed Irishman will in fact be taking 10 months off from fighting competition:
“Conor is the best,” White said. “He’s got no fights, he’s taking 10 months off, he’s having a baby, and everybody’s still talking about him. He’s the best at it, nobody’s better.”
McGregor leaves behind a UFC 155-pound division with a plethora of viable contenders ready to challenge for the gold, with none sticking out more than No. 1 and 2-ranked lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. One can only imagine that the UFC will match the two up and the winner will collide with ‘Mystic Mac’ upon his highly-anticipated return.
Regardless of who McGregor takes on upon his return to the lightweight division, he is certainly in for some of the biggest challenges of his career as he attempts to retain his title in arguably the UFC’s most talent-stacked division.
White also discussed the possibility of a McGregor vs. Mayweather boxing bout, and rapper 50 Cent’s possible involvement in the bout in the full interview with FOX Sports Live which you can watch here:
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