Quote: Conor McGregor Should Go Back Down In Weight

Although nothing has been officially confirmed just yet, it’s been widely assumed that reigning UFC featherweight champion the “Notorious” Conor McGregor will rematch Nate Diaz in a welterweight bout at July 9’s UFC 200.

The two men infamously faced off at March 5’s UFC 196 with McGregor shockingly losing by way of submission in a fight two whole weight classes above his usual home at 145-pounds.

While many have criticized the “Notorious” one in the aftermath of the bout, boxer Andre Berto, who has apparently become friends with McGregor, claims that the Irishman is all for the rematch:

“I talked to him actually like three days ago. He’s doing all right,” Berto told TMZ. “Of course, a lot of situations that he feels played a part on why he lost. I know him and he’s hungry to get back, and I think he wants to try to get his rematch in.”

But is that the right choice?

Berto feels as if McGregor should jump back down in weight, defend his title, and take a fight or two before a rematch with the Stockton Bad Boy occurs:

“I think he should probably take another fight or two first. I think he should go back down (in weight),” Berto explained. “Conor’s the type of guy, I think he’s a lot more effective when he’s disciplined. When he’s cutting weight, when he’s staying on his diet, things like that, it just does something to the mind of a fighter and I think he’s the type of fighter that responds to it.”

In fact, Berto feels as if the move up in weight produced a less focused “Notorious” one:

“When you give a guy like that, he already has tons of fame, tons of money and now he doesn’t have to make weight for a fight.”

Despite McGregor’s recent loss, however, the former champion feels as if the “Notorious” one will come back better than ever:

“I think he’s going to come back better,” Berto said. “I think it’s going to be a bigger situation when he comes back.”

If he does end up squaring off with Diaz again, what do you expect from McGregor in the rematch?