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McGregor (22-6) returns from a five-year hiatus in a welterweight tilt against Max Holloway (27-9) at UFC 329 on July 11 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There were brief rumors of McGregor potentially returning against surging welterweight contender Carlos Prates.
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McGregor recently confirmed that Prates had indeed been suggested to him as an opponent. “Notorious” claims he verbally accepted a matchup against Prates. However, McGregor claims he didn’t receive any contract after accepting the booking. McGregor believes the UFC wanted him to return at lightweight. According to McGregor, the UFC brass was suggesting tough matchups for him to scare him away from the welterweight division.
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“They said to me about [Prates],” McGregor said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I said, ‘Yeah, no problem. Send the contract.’ So I’m saying yeah for about two weeks. Where’s the contract? No contract came. Do you know what it was? They wanted me back down at 155 pounds.”
McGregor has competed twice at welterweight in the UFC. Meanwhile, Prates (24-7) has finished all seven of his UFC wins while only dropping a decision against Ian Garry. “The Nightmare” made a legitimate case for a title shot with a brutal knockout win over former champ Jack Della Maddalena this past May.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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