Like a lot of UFC lightweights, Michael Chiesa is frustrated. The number six-ranked 155-pounder will headline a show in Oklahoma City this weekend where he takes on rival Kevin Lee. A win could bump him into the top five and put him one step closer to a title shot. Unfortunately for him though, the belt isn’t being defended any time soon.
With Conor McGregor taking a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather, it means that the lightweight strap will be on the shelf for over a year. And Chiesa vented his frustration about that on a recent episode of the Fight Society podcast (via Fox Sports):
“We don’t need to beat around the bush.