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Conor McGregor weighs up middleweight move after Sean Strickland wins title at UFC 293: ‘I’d fancy it’

Conor McGregor is allegedly open to moving up to 185lbs and challenging Sean Strickland for the title after his insane performance at UFC 293.

Sean Strickland shocked the world on Saturday night as he walked down Israel Adesanya and utilized his defense and pressure to neutralize ‘The Last Stylebender’. The first round almost ended with a TKO as well, but Adesanya was able to weather the storm after getting dropped by Strickland.

After five rounds, the victor was clear. Sean Strickland was crowned as the new UFC middleweight champion of the world, and Adesanya was apparently so disgusted with his own performance that he didn’t even stick around for a post-fight interview inside the octagon.