There isn't a 165-pound 'super lightweight' division in the UFC, but if former two-division champion Daniel Cormier had his way that would end this summer at UFC 303.  

Cormier would like to see fellow former two-division champion Conor Mcgregor and Michael Chandler fight for the inaugural UFC super lightweight title.

“Here’s my thought process, right? When it comes down to championship opportunities, I have said this time and time again, a lot of times it comes down to being at the right place, at the right time,” Cormier said Monday on Good Guy / Bad Guy.

“Even going back to me, they had no intent of giving me my first championship opportunity]. But then Alexander Gustafsson got hurt, they called me in, I stepped in. I never left the title picture after because I was reliable. They could always call me and say, ‘Hey, do you want to fight this guy for the belt?’ It was also the same way with Dustin Poirier right now, we see it happening where, if you’re in the right place at the right time under the right circumstances, sometimes it happens faster.

“I believe that if they’re going to do a 165-pound division, it should have a name attached to the weight class that is so big that it draws people’s attention,” Cormier continued. “Conor McGregor being that name. Michael Chandler, on the other hand, will benefit from being in the right place at the right time, where these guys would then fight for the super lightweight championship of the world, because that’s what I believe it is. Because it’s only 10 pounds heavier than 155, so let’s call it the super lightweight division. Move 170 to 175, move 185 to 195, keep 205, and heavyweight.”

McGregor last fought in July 2021 at UFC 264, losing to Dustin Poirier after suffering a broken leg at the end of the first round.  The Irishman has lost three of his last four fights.  Chandler has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for McGregor's return.  He too has lost three of his last four fights and is also coming off a loss to Poirier.