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Conor McGregor's historic UFC Lightweight title victory over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 may have gone a long way to cementing his legacy as one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time, but Alvarez's coach Mark Henry believes there are two fighters 'Notorious' needs to overcome in order to be considered the standalone Greatest Of All Time.
McGregor, the promotion's first ever two weight champion, was stripped of his Featherweight title yesterday, with Jose Aldo having the belt bestowed back upon him. However, it is at lightweight where the Irishman must prove himself, according to Henry.
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Alvarez's coach has claimed that until McGregor defeats Frankie Edgar and Khabib Nurmagomedov, he's merely 'one of the greats'. Speaking to Pundit Arena, Henry said:
"I'd say he was the greatest if he beat Frankie and Khabib. Then I'd put him as the greatest. But until he does that, I still think he's one of the greats. He's never defended the featherweight title. He says he's cleaned out the division, but until you fight Frankie, you haven't cleaned it out.
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"If he fought Frankie he'd be able to say that as he's already fought Holloway, he's already fought Aldo and he's already fought Mendes. But he's never fought Frankie. I think Frankie has been a staple as one of the best fighters ever. And he's definitely a staple at 145lbs. It doesn't matter that he beat Aldo and Frankie didn't because you could say, whoever beat Nate Diaz could beat McGregor and that's not true. That's just stupid even saying that."
It will unfortunately be a little longer than usual until we see the Lightweight champion back inside the octagon, with McGregor taking some time off due to his girlfriend's pregnancy. Here's hoping Khabib is awaiting him for a title fight next Summer.
(H/T Yahoo Sport)
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