Conor McGregor to be stripped of UFC lightweight title

    Conor McGregor is to be stripped of his UFC lightweight title.

    UFC president Dana White confirmed the 29-year-old Irishman will lose the title during UFC 223 this Saturday 7 April in Brooklyn.

    McGregor has taken an 18-month stint away from the championship, losing in a boxing bout against Floyd Mayweather in August 2017.

    Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway will headline this weekend’s event, the winner of which will take the belt.

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