The UFC’s main attraction, Conor McGregor, has been throwing his weight around in the promotion. When the Irishman lost to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, McGregor was expected to return to the featherweight division to defend his title, but ‘The Notorious’ demanded an immediate rematch with Diaz.
His wish was granted, and the Diaz-McGregor spectacle at UFC 202 proved to be one of the company’s biggest PPV’s. Despite the massive pay-per-view success, many MMA fans began to question whether the UFC was valuing big-money fights over traditional, rankings-based title fights.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, however, who is ranked as the No.