Kamaru Usmanâs manager Ali Abdelaziz has explained a possible route for Conor McGregor to earn a welterweight title shot.
Even though heâs recovering from a broken leg and is coming off the back of consecutive losses, Conor McGregor is still the most talked-about fighter in mixed martial arts. The Irishman has the ability to capture the imagination of the masses at any given time, largely due to what heâs already achieved in the sport.
His immediate future would appear to involve a return to the UFCâs Octagon but as of this writing, thereâs been no confirmation as to who heâll face in his return bout - and what weight class heâll be coming back to.
His figure certainly suggests that welterweight is the likeliest option and if he heads down that road, youâd have to imagine heâll have his eyes set on becoming the first ever three-weight UFC champion.
The current king of that division is Kamaru Usman and even though his manager Ali Abdelaziz hates Conor McGregor, following their interactions during the latterâs feud with Khabib Nurmagomedov, heâs still willing to try and get that fight booked.
Of course, he isnât going to make it easy for him.
âGive this guy Easy money we need him to win To pimp him out One more time. Like we did before.â
When McGregor and Khabib finally did fight at UFC 229, âThe Eagleâ submitted him to retain the UFC lightweight championship.
Running up that hill
Conor McGregor is going to do whatâs best for him both financially and competitively, which is why there are probably two leading contenders in the race to fight him later this year: Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz.
Both men have beef with âNotoriousâ and both are big enough names to warrant putting Conor back into a pay-per-view main event.
Usman may well be coming into the twilight of his run as a world champion and we donât think anyone would blame him if he opted to take on McGregor following a contest with either of the two aforementioned gentlemen.
Sure, there may be more intrigue residing down at 155 pounds, but this would be quite the story for the UFC to try and tell.