How large does Conor McGregor loom over Saturday's UFC 223 fight card? Large enough that the first question of Wednesday's pre-fight press conference was focused on McGregor, this despite the fact that two belts are on the line at the event.
To be fair, the question did hope to clear up the murkiness that surrounds McGregor, the lightweight title and UFC 223's main event bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway.
UFC President Dana White wasted no time in clearing up the situation.
"When this fight is over one of these guys will be the (lightweight) champion, period," said White.
Just six days ago Nurmagomedov thought he was going to fight interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson for the undisputed 155-pound crown, but when Ferguson injured his knee in a non-training incident, Holloway, the UFC featherweight champion agreed to step up and face Nurmagomedov.
White made the lightweight title conversation a little clearer later during the press conference.
While Ferguson will be the No. 1 contender, with or without the interim champion tag, White did add that he fully expects McGregor to return in 2018. That return could make it difficult for Ferguson to get a title fight this year depending on the timing.
UFC 223 takes place on April 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The co-main event of the card features strawweight champion Rose Namajunas against ex-champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk.