Conor McGregor unsure of going back to 145 after UFC 202, interested in Nate Diaz trilogy

UFC president Dana White has promised that Conor McGregor will drop back down to featherweight and unify the title with Jose Aldo, the interim champ, next. McGregor, though, doesn’t seem to be all that interested in an Aldo rematch.

McGregor defeated Aldo to win the UFC featherweight title by knockout in just 13 seconds at UFC 194 back in December. Aldo bounced back to defeat Frankie Edgar to win the interim title at UFC 200 last month.

McGregor was present at that bout, even standing up and watching much of the fight from that position while everyone was sitting down around him. But McGregor made it seem like Friday on a UFC 202 media conference call that he was looking toward a fresh fight — one against Frankie Edgar.

“That was why I was there,” McGregor said. “I wanted to see if this mother f*cker comes through this and can do what he’s saying, well then it’s on. But Aldo ended up taking that belt again.”

McGregor, of course, will face Nate Diaz at UFC 202 on Aug. 20 in Las Vegas. That is a rematch of their epic UFC 196 main event from March when Diaz submitted McGregor with a rear-naked choke in the second round.

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