Conor McGregor has made his plans clear.
Despite all the criticism for his appearance on the scales on Friday night, McGregor has claimed that his time at featherweight is not over.
‘The Notorious’ became the undisputed featherweight champion after beating long-time belt holder Jose Aldo in a unification bout at UFC 194.
But, as has become somewhat typical, McGregor looked rather drawn out at the weigh-ins and rumours of a move up to lightweight began circulating.
“I giggle all the time,” McGregor said at the post-fight press conference. “Because every time I step on that scales and I step off the scales, everybody’s like ‘it’s the worst I’ve ever seen him, he better rehydrate correctly or he’s in a hell of a lot of trouble.
“Don’t get me wrong, it’s a tough weight cut but tell me one time I’ve missed it. Tell me one time I’ve not showed up the next day fresh.
“Everyone up there on that stage that makes weight is not in the freshest of states. This is the business.
“But this time around, although it was tough, I did it professionally. I cut no corners. I had a guy in that was helping me with the structure of it and I trusted in the structure and in the plan and the weight came off me.
“Is it easy? No. But I get it done like a professional.
“Although I said I was, I wasn’t considering leaving the featherweight division for good because I am the unified world champion. This is my division.
“I say what I do now so maybe I feel that there are a couple of contenders in the mix. Let them compete against each other while I go up and take the lightweight belt, allow a contender to emerge, go back down and take out that contender, and then go back up after a lightweight contender has emerged and take out that contender.”
