Lots of people were wondering what Conor McGregor will do next. Now, we might have some answers. McGregor is currently promoting his documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, and Ireland’s Entertainment jumped on the chance to ask him about his plans for the future.
“I’ve got everyone clawing at me, trying to get at me, and that’s from multiple sports, multiple organizations, multiple everything,” – McGregor said. “It’s been like that for a long, long time, I feel, so it’s just another day for me. I know there are many contenders in the UFC. There are many boxing contenders as well. What interests me is certainly a UFC bout, certainly a defense of my lightweight title. There is a fighter with the interim lightweight belt. I feel that will be next. We’ll see how negotiations go.“
The “fighter” McGregor refers to is UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who is currently on a 10 win streak and got the title in the fight against Kevin Lee. If negotiations with Ferguson fail, McGregor isn’t worried, since he has numerous other opportunities.
“The Diaz trilogy is also there,” – McGregor said. “I can defend my belt against Nate. Maybe we can persuade one of these boxing opponents to step into the Octagon, or there’s also boxing bouts as well. So, there’s so many options. I feel to legitimize the belt — there’s an interim champion, I’m the unified champion — I feel that will be next. We are currently in contract negotiations, and we’ll see where it goes.“
McGregor had his last UFC fight in November of 2016 when he defeated Eddie Alvarez. With the win against Alvarez, McGregor became the only fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold titles from two divisions. His only fight in 2017 was his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather in August when he lost by TKO in the 10th round.
Check out the full interview with McGregor below.
