{"id":143129,"date":"2015-05-11T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T02:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=143129"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:28:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:28:15","slug":"jussier-formiga-flyweights-need-a-conor-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jussier-formiga-flyweights-need-a-conor-mcgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jussier Formiga: &#8216;Flyweights Need A Conor McGregor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143130\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga.png\" alt=\"formiga\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/formiga-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC flyweight Jussier Formiga thinks the division needs a new champion and a Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>The flyweight fighter recently talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tatame.com.br\/tatame\/noticias\/formiga-torce-por-fim-da-hegemonia-de-johnson-e-afirma-moscas-precisam-de-um-mcgregor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tatame<\/a> and said that the division is hurt by having such a dominant champion and thinks some should step up ad be the Conor McGregor of the 125 lbers.<\/p>\n<p>Check out what he said:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think such a dominant champion hinders the division&#8217;s visibility. 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