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Published 10:50 9 Jun 2018 BST
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St-Pierre, who claimed the middleweight [185lbs] belt in his last fight, has cited health issues and Diaz is holding out for a bigger fight purse but the UFC is moving on with the other side of their plan. UFC president told reporters after the UFC 225 ceremonial weigh-ins that he considers St-Pierre "retired" but he had interesting news on a potential title fight at 155lbs. He said:
"He just fought at 185 pounds and didn't defend the title. What, am I gonna have him fight down there? "First of all, we don't know if he can make the weight. 185 to 155. And what has he done in that division to deserve a fight with either one of those guys? Eehhh, the answer is nothing! "I think Khabib would have a massive fight with Conor. That's the fight to happen right now."A fight between McGregor, who was stripped of his lightweight belt in April, against new champion Nurmagomedov is likely to take place in Las Vegas and would smash all current pay-per-view records. White stressed that St-Pierre would have to first fight a lightweight contender [without mentioning Diaz by name] before he would be considered for any title fight. That could, of course, be posturing as 'Rush' did return last year and was granted an immediate title fight against then-champion Michael Bisping. McGregor and White were supposed to meet ahead of UFC Liverpool, late last month, but that get-together was postponed. White is planning to meet the Dubliner before his trial, though. "Between now [June 8] and his court date, we'll meet," he said.
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