Following his recent one-sided second round submission loss to Nate Diaz, it has become apparent to all McGregor bandwagoners that he is not invincible. So what is next on the agenda for McGregor?
It is obvious that now that he has failed in his attempt to secure a Catchweight win that he will not face Lightweight Champion Rapheal Dos Anjos, who withdrew from UFC 196 following an injury nor will he be able to move up to Welterweight and challenge the now king of the division Robbie Lawler. The only thing left for McGregor is to return to Featherweight and defend the title he should have defended before moving up another weight class.
Yet the move up was not solely his responsibility or desire, he was allowed to do so by the UFC being that he was billed as "the Mayweather of MMA" predicting that he would bring is much more money and attention to the sport if he were involved in a superfight and became the first UFC Champion to hold multiple belts at one time. McGregor now 19-3, all his losses coming by way of submission due to his lack of a ground game, must now return to a not-so-pleasant division where awaiting him is the Featherweight #1 contender Frankie Edgar, who has a very well known submission prowess. In line behind him is Max Holloway (15-3), whom McGregor defeated at UFC Fight Night 26 via unanimous decision and since has gone on to win 8 straight wins in a very competitive and talented division.
Before the UFC again bills a fighter as the next best thing, they must make sure he is an all-around fighter who can withstand ground attacks; after all, this is Mixed Martial Arts and McGregor's fall is representation of susceptibility.
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