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Kavanagh unsure why Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2 isn’t for the lightweight title

Conor McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh feels his fighter’s rematch with Dustin Poirier next month should be for the UFC lightweight title.

With the UFC’s official website still listing the retired Khabib Nurmagomedov as lightweight champion, there is uncertainty as to what the promotion will do with the 155-pound title. Although some expected the UFC 257 bout between Mcgregor and Poirier to be for the vacant title, that is officially not the case.

Talking to The Mac Life ahead of McGregor’s UFC return, Kavanagh said at the least he expects the winner of McGregor vs.