Dana White approves McGregor x Lawler for the title: 'It's hard to deny him something'

Dana and Conor, the boss, have done the star's bidding. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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He barely won the featherweight belt and Conor McGregor I was already thinking about the title of the top category, the lightweight category. With Rafael dos Anjos injured and about to face Nick Diaz At UFC 196, however, the Irishman is already projecting a challenge to the welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, moving up two divisions. As bold and controversial as it may sound, the idea pleases UFC president Dana White, who highlighted that McGregor's current situation makes it difficult to deny any request from the fighter.

“I’m open to whatever McGregor considers doing. If he wants to fight at welterweight and wants to face the Robbie Lawler…It's hard to deny Conor anything these days. Going from featherweight to welterweight… Conor really gets in there and accepts facing anyone, anywhere at any time”, said the manager, at a press conference. “As soon as we told Conor that Dos Anjos was out of the fight, he said he would face anyone. And he did the same thing when Aldo left the fight.. This kind of thing is super rare, you don't see it in this sport”, he added.

the duel between Conor McGregor e Nate diaz It will already happen at welterweight, but at the request of the Irishman's rival, who entered the fight at the last minute. This will be the first time in his career that McGregor, former featherweight and lightweight champion of the European Cage Warriors event, will fight in the 77 kg division.

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