Kevin Lee: After UFC 216, I might grant Conor McGregor a title shot

LOS ANGELES -- As far as Kevin Lee is considered, there is no “interim” attached to the UFC lightweight title belt for which he and Tony Ferguson will compete at UFC 216.
The reigning champion is Conor McGregor, but McGregor has yet to defend the title he won last November, and isn’t going to fight again anytime in the foreseeable future.
“I think it already is for the real championship,” Lee said at a media event Monday promoting UFC 216. “People talk about t