This story was update at 4:17 p.m. ET to include comments from Thompson.

UFC President Dana White is tapping the brakes on money fights and superfights, at least when it comes to the featherweight and welterweight divisions.

The UFC boss today told UFC.com that win or lose, 145-pound champ Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) will defend his belt after rematching Nate Diaz (19-10 MMA, 14-8 UFC) next week at UFC 202.

Newly minted welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (16-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), he added, will fight the division’s No. 1 contender, Stephen Thompson (13-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC).

White ruled out Woodley’s desire to make his first defense a “money” fight against Nick Diaz or Georges St-Pierre, both top draws that would ensure box office success.

The theme of the day for the UFC executive was duty, and that means McGregor and Woodley not jumping divisions or rankings, but taking on rightful contenders.

McGregor made the unprecedented move of jumping two divisions to face Diaz in a short-notice superfight at UFC 196, which arose when a lightweight superfight against then-champ Rafael dos Anjos was scrapped due to injury.

After a second-round submission loss to Diaz, McGregor has talked about returning to his division, but hasn’t sounded all that sure about it. On the other hand, White, who’s not always seen eye-to-eye with the champ, is sure it’s the right move.

“I fully expect Conor to come back and defend his 145-pound title,” White said. “I think that Nate feels his brother should have the fight at 170, but Nick is not going to come back and fight for the title right away. There are other guys deserving of a title shot. Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson is going to fight for the 170-pound title and then we’ll see what happens with Nick and Nate.”

The news comes after McGregor expressed reservations about a return to the featherweight division, especially in light of Jose Aldo’s UFC 200 decision over Frankie Edgar, who represented a new challenge to the Irish star.

McGregor imagined his rematch with Diaz as Part 2 of a trilogy fight, and while he didn’t put a timeline on a third meeting, the idea seemed to move him more than another bout with Aldo, whom he knocked out at UFC 194.

“I spent so much time with that man and he pulled out,” said McGregor, referring to a canceled title bout at UFC 189 that resulted in an interim title win over Chad Mendes. “Then we finally got into it and it took me one shot to the crown to shut his lights out. So I don’t know what he’s thinking. Right now, I’m prepared for a war (with Diaz) and that’s that.”

For Woodley, that might not be the case. The new champ, who this past month knocked out Robbie Lawler in the first round, said a fight with Thompson was the second to-do on his list. First was a big payday.

“I want to make some money – I’ll be honest,” Woodley told MMAjunkie at the post-UFC 201 news conference at Philips Arena in Atlanta. “Goal 1 is to be the welterweight champion of the world, but I put in too much time, (and) I’m away from my family way too often. This is a sport where we can make cash now, so instead of just saying, ‘This person deserves it,’ I think Nick Diaz comes off suspension in two days. I would love to fight him at (UFC 202).”

MMAjunkie reached out to Woodley for comment, so we’ll soon see how the news strikes him. For Thompson, it’s music to his ears.

“BOOYAH!!!!!” he wrote on Facebook. Thank you Dana White! Thank you UFC! Extreme Thank you to all the fans that supported me and this title shot! Time to get to work and bring that belt home!!!!!

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