Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Conor McGregor still considers himself – as he calls it – the “champ champ,” and he doesn’t care if UFC officials suggest otherwise. McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), the UFC lightweight champion and now former featherweight champion after “relinquishing” the 145-pound title this past month, has confirmed what many had expected: He wasn’t on board with the UFC’s decision to take away the 145-pound belt. “The Notorious” parted ways with the featherweight belt when UFC brass opted to promote Jose Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) to undisputed titleholder and make the recent UFC 206 main event between Max Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Anthony Pettis (19-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) an interim championship affair. Holloway won the gold with a third-round TKO of Pettis, beginning the post-McGregor era of the weight class.
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