The lightweight title picture has been on hold for a minute now. Mostly, Conor McGregor’s saga into boxing – and whatever it is he’s doing with himself now – has left the other elite fighters in his division to try and carefully pick their battles at the top. Lest they lose their seat at the table when the UFC championship is once again on offer.
Hopefully, that time is coming to an end, and soon. With top contender Khabib Nurmagomedov expected to face interim champion Tony Ferguson for the unified belt at UFC 223 – following the theoretical stripping of McGregor.