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Opinion: What Potential Conor McGregor Opponents Should Do While Waiting
- Updated: November 24, 2016
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.* * * Now that the dust has settled and the UFC 205 madness has subsided, there’s a lingering question about two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Conor McGregor’s next move, and it has the combat sports world curious. The problem: He’s taking a “hiatus” until May for the birth of his child. All that does is create traffic jams in not one, not two but possibly three divisions.For the next six months, every top champion and top contender is going to wait to see if he can cash in on the Irish lottery. Jose Aldo wants revenge; Khabib Nurmagomedov wants his long-awaited title shot; and Tyron Woodley wants a payday. Are all three of them going to sit and wait until McGregor makes a decision? They could, but that’s an awful idea. What should they do? Aldo should fight the Anthony Pettis-Max Holloway and hope McGregor defends his title next spring. Look, Aldo is going to have to get it out of his head that McGregor is going to come down and fight him to unify the titles. He’s at the bottom of the list of things for McGregor to do. He’s already lost to McGregor once and he needs to decide whether or …
