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Conor McGregors camp have finally broken their silence after the Irishman was stripped of the UFC featherweight title.The promotion took away the 28-year-olds 145-pound belt just two weeks after he beat Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at Madison Square Garden, where he became the UFCs first fighter to simultaneously hold championships in two weight divisions.For me personally, [I was] very disappointed by how they went about doing it, coach John Kavanagh, who has trained McGregor for 11 years, told Cork-based radio show RedFM.?They lost a main event, and then they haphazardly threw together a new main event, and they felt they had to make this for a title in order for it to sell, So they brought in another interim title that Jose Aldo already has, then bumped Jose Aldo up, which just seems ridiculous to me.The decision came after Daniel Cormier pulled out injured from an upcoming light heavyweight title defense against Anthony Johnson at UFC 206 in Toronto.Conors only 11 months since he won that title, and theres been many, many examples of fighters waiting 15, 18 months before defending it. Hes 11 months, and they stripped him of it, added Kavanagh. I thought it was very shortsighted by the UFC in how they went about doing it.McGregors camp could point to Anthony Pettis winning the lightweight title in August 2013 but not defending it until December 2014, or the 19 months Georges St-Pierre held the welterweight title after a knee injury.However, with his girlfriend, Dee Devlin, expecting their first child in May, McGregor is set to take some time away from the Octagon.Kavanagh said the 28-year-old is weighing up his next career move and admitted that it could be the much-touted superfight in a boxing ring against undefeated Floyd Mayweather.[Mayweather is] 49-0, he added. Im sure he wants that 50th fight. Its a nice number. Right now, ask the average guy on the street, who do you want to see Mayweather fight, what fights going to get the most interest, and it would be a superfight with Conor. Certainly stranger things have happened in combat sports than a Mayweather-Conor fight. Its one of the many options that are there for Conor, so lets see how the next couple weeks go.If the odds were good enough, Id put a few quid on it for next year. Im not breaking any news saying that theres conversations going back and forth for the last year or so. Is it getting any close? I dont know, but it certainly wouldnt surprise me that its going to happen.When it comes to McGregors next UFC opponent, both Tony Ferguson and?Khabib Nurmagomedov -- ESPNs No. 2- and No. 3-ranked UFC lightweights -- have been suggested as possible options.Nurmagomedov called out McGregor at UFC 205 after submitting Michael Johnson in a dominant performance, and has continued to demand a lightweight title shot on social media.Both of those guys are fantastic fighters; I would relish the challenge of preparing him for either one of them, said Kavanagh. Theyre different style of fighters, but I have no doubt in my mind that Conor will run through either one of them.He is, I believe right now, the best fighter on the planet. His skillset is so high, his mental strength is so strong, that I dont see anybody being able to survive with him in the Octagon. Arizona Cardinals Apparel Clearance .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Chandler Jones Limited Jersey . PAUL, Minn. http://www.arizonacardinalsshoponline.com/patrick-peterson-cardinals-jersey.html . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Larry Fitzgerald Jersey Youth . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying. Larry Fitzgerald Jersey Cheap . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. MONTREAL -- For a player who had just sat out two games with a virus, Alexander Radulov had plenty of energy.The Russian winger set up goals by linemates Paul Byron and Alex Galchenyuk as the Montreal Canadiens ended a three-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.Montreal (14-3-2) has won 12 straight games against its oldest rival dating to Jan. 18, 2014.Radulov was all over the ice in his return, picking up two assists and skating hard at both ends. He had missed games Tuesday against Florida and Friday at Carolina with an illness that he first felt during a 3-2 loss last Sunday in Chicago.It was bad, said Radulov, whose 16 points in 17 games place him second on the team in scoring to Galchenyuk. I had a fever. ... In Chicago, I felt it in the morning but it wasnt that bad. But it got worse overnight and I went to the hospital. But I battled through.Having a healthy Radulov back seemed to pick up the entire team. The Canadiens needed that, as well as Carey Prices 31 saves, in an entertaining, end-to-end game against the quick, young Maple Leafs.Radulov, a former Nashville Predator, has been a pleasant surprise for Montreal since he signed a one-year deal as a free agent in the summer after playing four seasons in the KHL.Weve all been around people who have that kind of energy, and its contagious, Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber, not intending a pun, said of Radulov. That be-positive attitude. Guys feed off that. Its not an act. Its who he is.As coach Michel Therrien put it: Hes intense. He loves practice. He loves meetings. He loves the game.William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs (8-7-3), who were coming off a pair of home wins in which they totaled 12 goals.They pushed hard in the third period, but couldnt get a second goal past Price.Were happy with the way we battled at the end, Toronto defenseman Morgan Reilly said. We were right there the whole game.It wwas a one-shot difference.dddddddddddd To keep it close was good, but you want to get one at the end there and tie it up and at least get a point.The Maple Leafs got another good effort from goalie Frederik Andersen, who faced 29 shots and had little chance on either goal he allowed.Freddies been outstanding, Reilly said. Its about us giving him the support he needs. We have a lot of confidence in him. Hes earned it.Byron was on the doorstep to jam the rebound of Shea Webers shot past Andersen at 15:45 of the first period. It was the diminutive wingers seventh goal of the season, only four shy of his career high.The Canadiens were 5 seconds into a power play when Galchenyuk also got his seventh of the season. He won a faceoff back to Weber, who slid the puck to Radulov on the right wing for a perfect feed in front. Galchenyuk put the puck into an open side 32 seconds into the second.Toronto struck back on the man advantage at 8:47 on an equally sweet three-way passing play, this time in tight traffic as the puck went from Auston Matthews to Leo Komarov to Nylander alone on the right side for his sixth of the season.Theyve got a skilled, young team, Weber said. Theyre good on the power play and theyve got speed.I thought we did a good job of staying behind them and taking away that speed a bit.It was the second meeting this season between the rivals. The Canadiens also won 2-1 at home on Oct. 29. Their next two matchups are in Toronto on Jan. 7 and Feb. 25.Game notes Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty played his 500th NHL game. ... Martin Marincin, Peter Holland and Frank Corrado were scratched for Toronto, while Montreal sat out Daniel Carr and Greg Pateryn.UP NEXTMaple Leafs: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.Canadiens: Host the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. ' ' '