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Dana White doesn't think Conor McGregor can beat Rafael dos Anjos

There are plenty of people thinking Conor McGregor has little chance against UFC lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 196 next month.

Conor McGregor (Getty Images)
Conor McGregor (Getty Images)

Apparently, you can now add UFC president Dana White to that group.

“I don’t see how he wins this fight,” White admitted to Fox Sports.

The UFC boss man, like many critics, is applauding “Mystic Mac” for his desire to keep challenging himself after his stunning 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo just eight weeks ago. White is also remaining realistic, however, and believes the size difference will be too much for the Irishman to overcome.

Well, that, and the fact dos Anjos makes even the best fighters look like timid amateurs.

“[McGregor’s] the 145-pound champion, he can stay in his own lane, [but] this guy’s moving up to 155 to take on an animal who destroyed Cowboy Cerrone, destroyed Anthony Pettis.”

He continued, “And this isn’t like boxing, where you move up two or three pounds, you move up 15 pounds.”

In McGregor’s case, it’s actually 10 pounds, but we’ll give Dana a pass; with dos Anjos’ alarmingly large lightweight frame and his quick-strike knockout ability, you can go ahead and just spot the Brazilian that extra five pounds.

Is McGregor good/crazy enough to become the UFC’s first ever, reigning multi-divisional champion? We’ll find that out on March 5.

Until then, we’re going to just sit back, relax, grab some organic popcorn (made with a hot air popper; stay away from that microwave stuff, kids) and await McGregor’s response to his boss saying he can’t see him winning.

Hey, then again, maybe McGregor won’t have anything to say.

Right.