By now, UFC president Dana White should’ve already guaranteed the winner of Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone a lightweight title shot. And yet, that isn’t the case as UFC 238 is nearly upon us.

Cerrone, who’s experienced a resurgence since dropping to 155 pounds in January, has been vocal about just how disappointed he’d be if a win over Ferguson doesn’t earn him a shot at the title. Meanwhile Ferguson, the former interim lightweight champ who was stripped last year, enters UFC 238 on a remarkable 11-fight winning streak.

So, yeah, it’s pretty undeniable: It’ll be a travesty if the winner of Saturday night’s “People’s Main Event” doesn’t automatically receive a title shot.

Cerrone attempted to get a definitive answer from White during UFC 238 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, putting him on the spot as he faced off with Ferguson.

Cerrone turned to White to ask him the question: “Hey, the winner is undeniably fighting for the belt, right?”

White’s response: “We’ll talk tomorrow and see. … We’ll talk some more.”

You can check it out in the video below (via Twitter):

I’m so excited to watch Ferguson and Cerrone fight on Saturday night. But, man,  I can’t lie: I’m worried about one of them getting burned. The winner absolutely should face the winner of the undisputed title fight at UFC 242 between champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier, but it’s obviously far from a guarantee.

And you know why: It’s because of Conor McGregor.

He keeps calling for a rematch with Nurmagomedov. Even though McGregor isn’t deserving, it’s clear White is intrigued. Just this week on SportsCenter he said he “absolutely could” see it happening.

“Obviously we’ll sit back, and we’ll watch how this whole thing plays out with these fights, and see where Conor fits in, and what he wants to do next,” White said.

But that’s the thing: McGregor doesn’t fit into the title picture.

Here’s hoping everything plays out the way it should for either Ferguson or Cerrone, but I’m not too optimistic.

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