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Conor McGregor Breaks Record For Longest Title Reign Without Defending

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Conor McGregor Breaks Record For Longest Title Reign Without Defending

By Tom Niston - Feb 19, 2018 0

Conor McGregor has a new UFC record, but it’s not necessarily one that will earn him a plaque in the UFC Hall of Fame.

One year, three months, and one week – or 464 total days as of today – after he became the first UFC fighter to hold titles in two weight classes simultaneously by defeating Eddie Alvarez at 2016’s UFC 205, McGregor now holds the record for the longest title reign without attempting to make his first title defense of the lightweight belt according to numbers chronicled by Bloody Elbow, a record McGregor officially broke last Sunday (February 18, 2018).

McGregor also held the UFC featherweight belt but did not defend it for 350 days and was stripped of the title only weeks after winning the lightweight belt.

That absence without defending the belt was long enough for McGregor to also hold the sixth-longest reign without attempting to defend. As it stands as of yesterday, he broke Anthony Pettis for the longest as well, although “Showtime’s” 463-day absence was due to injury, as were the other absences without defending in the top five from Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez’s first reign, and Matt Serra.

McGregor is unique in a sense, however, as his absence has been completely self-imposed. He spent the majority of 2017 seeking and getting a farcical boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, a spectacle that was one of the most lucrative events in combat sports history and made McGregor a reported $100 million, the most likely culprit for his now record-setting absence.

As MMA fans reach a fever pitch in their demands for McGregor to defend the title against the winner of UFC 223’s Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, a contest that’s supposed to be for the ‘real’ title, he’s been lobbying for a rematch with Mayweather, this time in the UFC octagon.

Whispers have also swirled that the UFC will strip McGregor before UFC 223 once they know the oft-scheduled Ferguson vs. Khabib bout will finally happen without incident.

Regardless, McGregor’s inactivity is now historic, and if he were to get a second fight with Mayweather, we could most likely count on him not returning or ever defending his title.

At least he etched his name into the record books – and now, in more ways than one.

http://www.lowkickmma.com/conor-mcgregor-now-owns-the-record-for-longest-title-reign-without-defending/
 

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Great thread.

Its actually very sad. McGregor is a very talented fighter, fun to watch, and knows how to sell tickets.

But I've liked CM less and less the more he doesn't fight, and tries to goat the UFC into nonsense like shares in the company, or now coming out and saying he offered to fight Frankie Edgar.
Lets be crystal about something. The UFC was relevant long before McGregor when names like Matt Hughes, and Chuck Liddell were relevant. Those names gave way to ones like Anderson Silvia and GSP.

The UFC has gone on post Rousey, it will do the same after McGregor.

But what I don't like hearing, it champions like McGregor (or even Woodley) picking their fights. This is not the WWE, and its supposed to be a legit sport.

On that note, McGregor can only come and fight one person Tony Ferguson. I'd rather CM fight Nurmagomedov, but that's not how it works. Tony has earned the right to fight for the belt.
Dana needs to stop acting like a clown, and get a straight answer. Because if CM wont defend against Ferguson, then the Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight will be for the undisputed belt.

I see those two fighting, and it being an epic fight. Nurmagomedov will stay healthy, and make weight for sure.

But no more of this McGregor wants Edgar (yeah right) or another fight with Nate Diaz.

If you hold the belt, you fight the number 1 contender. If you are healthy, and haven't defended within a reasonable time (6mo) the belt is stripped.
No boxing matches, no jumping divisions.

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Dana said he would strip McGregor and Ferguson vs Nurmagomedov would be for the undisputed belt. He just seems to be letting Connor hold onto it for as long as possible. He even said Connor won't be back until at least fall.
 

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I don't understand... is there any way to make him defend his title? I think McGregor is awesome in the octagon and his personality tops his fighting skills, but this seems weird.
 

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Dana said he would strip McGregor and Ferguson vs Nurmagomedov would be for the undisputed belt. He just seems to be letting Connor hold onto it for as long as possible. He even said Connor won't be back until at least fall.
So then the award should go to Dana for letting a champion off and not pressing him to defend his title for this long without any injuries ... if this was any other fighter they would have been stripped long ago, its bad business... strip him and if he wants it back then CM knows what he has to do.

CM is a good fighter but not a great one, he has the Irish behind him and right now that is fading.

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So then the award should go to Dana for letting a champion off and not pressing him to defend his title for this long without any injuries ... if this was any other fighter they would have been stripped long ago, its bad business... strip him and if he wants it back then CM knows what he has to do.

CM is a good fighter but not a great one, he has the Irish behind him and right now that is fading.

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Dana wants him back very badly because he generates a lot of capital, which is why he will let him get away with holding onto the belt so long.

There are also rumors of Mayweather stepping foot into the octagon against Connor or CM Punk LOL!
 
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