gross id imagen
**The Official Everything MMA Related Thread**
- Thread starter The IPB
- Start date
gross id imagen
UFC 197 5th march,
main event
conor v dos anjos lightweight title
co main event
Holm v Tate
Main event Jones vs DC II
Thats the reason for the move - Conor and his trainer said the weight cut is killing him to make 145lb limit. That's the reason for the move.
Very strong rumours are he will jump straight into the title fight at 155lb at UFC 197. But that's a pretty short camp for McGregor.
Associate
Cant wait for this, and hopefully if nothing goes wrong its quicker that waiting for an Aldo to turn up and fight!
Penn was allowed to fight GSP for the 170 belt whilst he was the champ at 155 and still retained the 155 belt; by that point however Penn had cleared out the lightweight division, McGregor hasn't even defended his belt yet!
Bear in mind that that theoretically nothing stops a fighter fighting in two divisions. They don't belong to a category, they can fight at whatever weight they want as long as they meet the limit for it. He could happily weigh in at 155, win that title, then weigh in 6 months later at 145 to defend that belt still.
He almost certainly won't but he could if he wanted.
Dan Henderson flitted between various weights during his career.
Prediction for 2016 -:
Anthony Pettis to beat Eddie Alverez @ UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
McGregor to beat Rafael Dos Anjos on March 6th @ UFC 197 (if this goes ahead)
Anthony Pettis to fight Tony Ferguson for a title eliminator, El Cucuy with the W
...and finally to round the year off McGregor vs. Ferguson!
Bold prediction
Anthony Pettis to beat Eddie Alverez @ UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
McGregor to beat Rafael Dos Anjos on March 6th @ UFC 197 (if this goes ahead)
Anthony Pettis to fight Tony Ferguson for a title eliminator, El Cucuy with the W
...and finally to round the year off McGregor vs. Ferguson!
Bold prediction
Soldato
- Joined
- 19 Jan 2006
- Posts
- 4,551
I'm really interested to see what McGregor looks like physically at 155lbs. His body has matured a lot since his last fight at 155lb so I imagine he's going to look a lot more solid than he used too, I find he looks willowy and wiry at 145lbs and I think 155lb will better suit his frame.
Caporegime
Just got around to watching Lawler and Condit, what a fight, that last round was incredible.
Surprised Lawler got the nod to be honest.
Surprised Lawler got the nod to be honest.
Soldato
looking up flights now...
Caporegime
Conor to show Dos Anjos up, Holm to decimate Tate.
I've booked Monday off, I'm really interested in this one.
Soldato
Loved the verbal sparring between Cruz and Dillashaw in their interview with Jon Anik - Cruz really seemed to get under TJ's skin!
Always interesting when there is a bit of needle between fighters!
Always interesting when there is a bit of needle between fighters!