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McGregor vacates featherweight belt, Aldo takes over

The Dublin fighter won the belt of Aldo and said he did not want to vacate but was forced to given his win over Alvarez in the lightweight title fight at UFC205.

As.comUpdate: Nov 28th, 2016 07:34 EST

McGregor is no longer the UFC featherweight champion

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Conor McGregor's spell as the first two-division champion in the history of the UFC has come to an abrupt end after the Irishman vacated his featherweight title, allowing Jose Aldo reclaim the belt.

Aldo defeated Frankie Edgar for the interim featherweight title at UFC 200 given McGregor's focus on the lightweight belt

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 11: UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor of Ireland steps onto the scale during the UFC 205 weigh-in.Full screen

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 11: UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor of Ireland steps onto the scale during the UFC 205 weigh-in.Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLCZuffa LLC via Getty Images

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