{"id":182393,"date":"2016-01-13T09:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T17:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=182393"},"modified":"2016-01-13T09:06:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T17:06:07","slug":"mcgregor-looking-to-make-welterweight-run-after-dos-anjos-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mcgregor-looking-to-make-welterweight-run-after-dos-anjos-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"McGregor looking to make welterweight run after dos Anjos fight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor just booked his fist fight at lightweight against Rafael dos Anjos at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/mcgregor-vs-dos-anjos-officially-announced\/\">UFC 197<\/a> on March 5th.<\/p>\n<p>The fight will not only be McGregor&#8217;s first at lightweight, it will be for the lightweight championship.  While most champions who move up a division to pursue another championship belt have to vacate the title, that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/dana-white-discusses-mcgregors-potential-future-at-lightweight\/\">isn&#8217;t the case<\/a> for &#8216;The Notorious&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>According to his coach John Kavanagh, McGregor could be looking to go up and pursue the welterweight championship as well.<\/p>\n<p>He writes for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the42.ie\/john-kavanagh-column-mcgregor-dos-anjos-2534436-Jan2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">The 42:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Conor has been cutting down to 145 pounds since he was 16. He&#8217;s now 27 so it will be nice to take a break from that weight-cut. We&#8217;ve done it plenty of times before and we&#8217;ll do it again. Funnily enough, the last weight-cut \u00e2\u0080\u0094 for the Aldo fight \u00e2\u0080\u0094 was probably the best one yet thanks to the help of George Lockhart, who&#8217;s on board again for this fight. He&#8217;s part of the team now. You&#8217;ve seen Conor on salads&#8230; now watch what he&#8217;s like on steak. And maybe the pursuit of belts won&#8217;t stop there either. I&#8217;ve said from the beginning that welterweight may not be out of the question. One of Conor&#8217;s main sparring partners, Gunnar Nelson, is a welterweight, so Conor is very used to that feel. I would not be at all surprised if we&#8217;re preparing to go for a third belt a year from now.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There have only been two 2-division champions in the UFC, BJ Penn and Randy Couture, however there has never been a 3-division champion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Could McGregor be the first?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor just booked his fist fight at lightweight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197 on March 5th. The fight will not only be McGregor&#8217;s first at lightweight, it will be for the lightweight championship. 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