Conor McGregor is streaking towards UFC featherweight title contention. He won eight consecutive fights before making his Octagon debut, and added back-to-back victories over Marcus Brimage and Max Holloway before a knee injury slowed him down. After nearly a year on the sidelines, McGregor returns at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin, looking to add Diego Brandão to his hit list on the way to the title. McGregor’s confidence runs so high, he recently told MMAFighting.com , “I have a clear, clear vision that that gold belt is around my waist by the end of the year.” Yes, that’s this year, 2014. Whether his vision was of the crystal variety or not, it’s highly unlikely that McGregor will have a gold UFC belt around his waist before 2015.
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Conor McGregor May One Day Be a UFC Champion, but It Won’t Be in 2014 – MMA Weekly