{"id":201037,"date":"2016-08-12T12:13:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=201037"},"modified":"2016-08-12T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:13:07","slug":"nutritionist-weighs-conor-mcgregor-possibly-returning-145","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nutritionist-weighs-conor-mcgregor-possibly-returning-145\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutritionist weighs in on Conor McGregor possibly returning to 145"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/nate-diaz-vs-conor-mcgregor-2-official-for-ufc-202\/\">UFC 202<\/a> just over a week away, many fans are wondering whether or not featherweight champion Conor McGregor will return to featherweight after his rematch with Nate Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>While McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, stating that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-says-happy-see-jose-aldo-bounce-back-win-frankie-edgar\/\">Jose Aldo is an unreliable opponent<\/a>, fans are wondering if McGregor will be able to cut back down to 145 after <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-nate-diaz-submits-conor-mcgregor\/\">back to back fights at 170 pounds.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Renowned nutritionist George Lockhart spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/08\/nutritionist-george-lockhart-on-differences-between-conor-mcgregor-before-first-diaz-fight-and-now\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a> to discuss the situation, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cFor him, cutting three times a year and then not cutting, a lot of people are wondering can he make 145 pounds again, or would it be harder,\u201d Lockhart said. \u201cI would say no, that wouldn\u2019t be an issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing about Conor is that he stays lean all the time and is very disciplined. 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