Conor McGregor once again has decided to call his shot, and this time his claim is so bold that it would make UFC history.

Ahead of his featherweight title unification bout with Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at UFC 194 on Dec. 12, McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has predicted that he will be the first man in UFC history to claim two belts in two weight classes simultaneously.

McGregor is unsurprisingly confident going into the fight with Aldo, who is the only man to ever hold the undisputed 145-pound title with a reign of nearly five years. The brash Irishman said he would knock out “Scarface” in the first round of the UFC 194 pay-per-view headliner, which takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Should that prediction come true, McGregor said he’d pay close attention to the UFC lightweight title bout between champ Rafael dos Anjos (24-7 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and challenger Donald Cerrone (28-6 MMA, 15-3 UFC), which takes place Dec. 19 at UFC on FOX 18.

“I will KO Jose Aldo and I will face the winner of the lightweight belt, which takes place a week after and I will fight for that,” McGregor told MMAjunkie during a media luncheon. “Within the next two fights I will be a two-weight world champion.

“Featherweight’s popping because I’m in here popping. If I go up to 155, guess what? All of a sudden 155 is popping. I might bless them with some big numbers as well in the future.”

McGregor’s claim may appear farfetched, but he does have a successful history as a two-weight class fighter. “The Notorious” held the featherweight and lightweight titles for the European-based Cage Warriors organization before vacating the position to join the UFC roster in early 2013.

Dan Henderson is the only fighter to accomplish such a feat in a major organization, holding two belts under the now-defunct PRIDE banner. McGregor replicating that type of success in the modern UFC climate would be incredible, but he has no hesitation about it being a realistic goal.

“I feel like I would like that lightweight belt; after this fight I will sit and watch the title fight and I will make my plan for that next,” McGregor said. “I would like to go for that title next. I would like to go this fight, lightweight fight and then decide what contenders are there in the lightweight division and featherweight division and then make the decision.”

Although McGregor has a monumental task ahead at UFC 194 in the form of the No. 2 ranked fighter in the NOS Energy Drink MMA pound-for-pound rankings in Aldo, he said he has great interest in the outcome of the fight between dos Anjos and Cerrone.

If McGregor were to defeat Aldo there would be plenty of options in the featherweight division such a rematch or bouts with the likes of Frankie Edgar, Chad Mendes and Max Holloway. However, he thinks a matchup with Cerrone will be a big one if he’s able to capture the title from dos Anjos.

McGregor and Cerrone had a verbal confrontation at a UFC media event earlier this year that began to spark discussion about a potential future showdown between the pair. McGregor said he is all for it and believes settling his differences with “Cowboy” would be one of the major attractions lightweight has to offer.

“I think the brass want that; they said to me that, if Cerrone wins, they would do the lightweight fight,” McGregor said. “They would do a lightweight title fight because dos Anjos wouldn’t bring the numbers. It wouldn’t be as big with dos Anjos. But, really, the fight will decide what happens. If it’s a war, if it’s a great fight, then all of a sudden dos Anjos’ stock rises and I’m sure he’s going to call me out. Then it’s there.

“I feel it’s almost set in stone. KO Jose and then KO whoever holds that lightweight belt. Within the next two fights I will be a two-weight world champion once again, but this time in the UFC.”

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