UFC president Dana White has said the main event of UFC 257, which pits Dustin Poirier against Conor McGregor, will not be for an interim title. At first, I found White’s claim hard to believe, but I’ve come to trust him that there will not be an interim title on the line when Poirier and McGregor meet on January 23. However, it won’t shock me if the undisputed UFC lightweight title is on the line at UFC 257.
Hear me out. I’m not just sayin’ stuff here. There is a legitimate case to be made that Khabib Nurmagomedov will no longer hold the UFC’s 155-pound title when UFC 257 fight night rolls around.