UFC president Dana White left no doubt which direction he wants to go with the lightweight division following Tony Ferguson’s UFC interim title victory over Kevin Lee on Saturday night.
“Tony’s the interim champion, Conor [McGregor]’s the champion, that’s the fight that makes sense, White said at the UFC 216 post-fight press conference in Las Vegas. “It’s the fight that has to happen.”
Of course, we could fill this entire column simply listing fights White insisted have to happen that didn’t quite make it to the Octagon.