Conor McGregor isn’t moving to 170 pounds solely to face any one opponent. He’s doing it for himself, McGregor (21-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) said in his first interview since his UFC 246 comeback was made official. McGregor told “ The MacLife ” his shift to welterweight is for his own interests. However, he also likes some of the matchups the weight shift will open up potential for. A potential matchup against “BMF” winner Jorge Masvidal interests McGregor, but so does a crack at the UFC welterweight title and its current owner, Kamaru Usman
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