{"id":202515,"date":"2016-08-30T07:30:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=202515"},"modified":"2016-08-30T07:30:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T14:30:34","slug":"dana-white-conor-mcgregor-wont-stripped-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-conor-mcgregor-wont-stripped-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: Conor McGregor won&#8217;t be stripped of title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leading up to Conor McGregor&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-conor-mcgregor-vs-nate-diaz-highlights\/\">UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz<\/a> earlier this month, UFC President Dana White stated that regardless of whether or not McGregor wins or loses, he will be forced to return to featherweight and defend his championship.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregor-fight-itll-155\/\">McGregor has continued to remain noncommittal<\/a> in regards to returning to featherweight, UFC President Dana White seems to be confident that McGregor will return to featherweight without the UFC brass having to play hard ball.<\/p>\n<p>White went on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcsportsradio.com\" target=\"_blank\">NBC Sports Radio<\/a> to explain why McGregor will either defend his belt or &#8220;give it up&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;He&#8217;s not gonna get stripped,&#8221; White said to NBC Sports Radio. &#8220;He&#8217;s gonna make a decision. 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