How Justin Gaethje Won the Interim Lightweight Title at U.F.C. 249

McGregor, 31, last competed in January, when he dispatched Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds. That bout was McGregor’s first since losing a title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018. It reestablished him as the U.F.C.’s biggest attraction, both for fans, who relish high-impact action, and potential opponents, who know a McGregor match means big money. Immediately after the Cerrone fight, Dana White spoke of a blockbuster rematch between McGregor and Nurmagomedov to come in 2020. McGregor has also emerged as a potential opponent for the winner of Saturday’s main event between Ferguson and Gaethje.

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