{"id":195589,"date":"2016-06-01T09:25:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T16:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=195589"},"modified":"2016-06-01T10:11:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T17:11:34","slug":"conor-mcgregor-bashes-dead-featherweight-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-bashes-dead-featherweight-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor bashes &#8220;dead&#8221; featherweight division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo finally had their fight for the UFC featherweight championship.  The fight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-mcgregor-knocks-out-aldo-in-13-seconds\/\">lasted just 13 seconds<\/a>, with McGregor putting the featherweight champion to sleep with a left hand in the first exchange of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than defending his belt, McGregor went up for what was supposed to be a lightweight title fight against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196. Unfortunately, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rafael-dos-anjos\/rafael-dos-anjos-releases-statement-on-ufc-196-along-with-new-photo\/\">dos Anjos withdrew from the fight<\/a> with a broken foot.  Nate Diaz then stepped in on short notice to fight McGregor, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">handing him the first loss of his UFC career.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At UFC 200, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will fight for the interim UFC featherweight championship, with the winner facing McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2016\/6\/1\/11826216\/morning-report-conor-mcgregor-says-he-slapped-the-head-off-nate-diaz\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a>, McGregor revealed that the interim belt was his idea!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;It was my idea. I wanted to have my revenge at 170, and they&#8217;re crying and complaining about the 145-pound belt, which I just won three months ago. That division was killed, it was dead. Jose went down in 13 seconds. What more can I do? I traveled the world with that man. 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