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Conor McGregor, Kelvin Gastelum Trade Barbs over 'Ringworm' Comment

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship dual-division champion Conor McGregor was an interested observer over the weekend for the UFC 234 event held in Melbourne, Australia.

The main event was supposed to feature a middleweight title fight between Australian Robert Whittaker and his challenger Kelvin Gastelum. However, Whittaker was forced to withdraw as he underwent emergency surgery to repair a hernia injury and the fight was scrapped.

Gastelum was in attendance for the event and was pictured with a new UFC belt draped over his shoulder, which was later revealed to belong to flyweight champ Henry Cejudo who had traveled to Melbourne as well.