UFC: Conor McGregor ‘open to it all at 170’, not just Masvidal – but Usman warns him
- Irishman ‘likes the look’ of Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington as well as Masvidal at welterweight
- But champion tells him ‘go in there and take your L from Cowboy … don’t dream of this strap’
It’s easy to assume that Conor McGregor only has his eyes on a mega-money showdown with Jorge Masvidal if he sticks around at welterweight.
The former featherweight and lightweight champion faces Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on January 18 at 170 pounds. But there are a few other big fights he has his eye on in the division.
“I’d face Jorge,” McGregor told The Mac Life. “I’m not going to 170 just for Jorge. He hasn’t really got anything. I wasn’t that happy with how that bad [expletive] thing ended.”
He was of course referring to the “BMF” title fight between Masvidal and Nate Diaz at UFC 244, which “Gamebred” won via a controversial medical stoppage after the third round.
“I think it’s unfinished, in my opinion that bout is unfinished,” the Irishman added. “It was only getting into a good bout, I believe.