McGregor became the UFC’s featherweight champion when he knocked out Jose Aldo in a mere 13 seconds at UFC 194.

Jose Aldo wants a rematch and Frankie Edgar has called him out, but Conor McGregor who is already the undisputed featherweight champion has his sights on conquering another belt: the lightweight.

His coach John Kavanagh told Ireland’s The 42 , that the UFC has guaranteed them that McGregor will face the winner of tonight’s fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, and will be as early as April:

“What’s next for Conor? The lightweight belt. We’re going to take a little break from that cut down to 145lbs, even though this was one was the easiest so far. But in saying that, ‘easy’ is a relative term. It still requires a level of discipline that 99.9% of people wouldn’t have, never mind be able to compete as well the following day.

So the next step will be winning the title in the 155lbs division. The current champion, Rafael dos Anjos, defends the belt against Donald Cerrone tomorrow night. Regardless of who comes out on top, we’ve been given the green light to fight the winner.

We believe that’ll be in April but I’m looking forward to this weekend’s fight too. I’ll be watching eagerly to see who it is. I’m expecting a close fight but if I was to bet — which I won’t — I’d say Rafael dos Anjos will win it.

If Frankie Edgar wants a shot at the featherweight title or Aldo wants a rematch, we’re fine with that too. But they’ll have to wait, because that lightweight belt is next on the agenda.”

 

If Conor McGregor becomes the lightweight champion, he would then become the first ever simultaneous two-division champion in UFC history.