The UFC CEO kept his comments brief about Conor McGregor's possible return to the promotion next summer.
telling Fox News' Sean Hannity that he was a lock to return to the UFC next summerMcGregor's claims that he had agreed to a fight , White immediately responded but held firm that, in his ideal world, the Irish superstar would indeed be a featured attraction for the event.
“We’re still talking about the production and how everything is going to work at the White House,” White said. “We have not started negotiating any fights for the White House yet. That won’t even start till February."“I made it clear: Conor wants to fight on that card, and you can clearly see Conor is fired up to fight on that card, but nothing is done yet.” McGregor has remained inactive for over four years as his MMA career and demons outside of it have been anything but ordinary.This included the UFC's biggest ever, McGregor's final title fight to date in Oct. 2018 against Khabib Nurmagomedov. The fight did 2.4 million buys in an era where streaming-only was not an option for the UFC just yet and most consumers relied on purchasing the fight through their set-top boxes or watching live at their commercial establishment of choice.Conor McGregor facing off with Michael Chandler on The Ultimate Fighter. / If McGregor were to return to the UFC, he would be doing so off back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier, last earning a win in Jan. 2020 against Donald Cerrone prior to the onset of the global pandemic.coach Michael Chandler altered UFC 303 altogether. This allowed Alex Pereira to step in for McGregor-Chandler and save the event, as he would rematch Jiri Prochazka in a brand-new main event for Pereira's light heavyweight title at the time, as Pereira came away victorious by night's end. McGregor has yet to respond to White's comments, but if they taught the MMA community anything, the drama is far from settled.UFC 320: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 prelim fight card picks & predictionsZain Bando is a writer & columnist for Gameday Media's MMA Knockout, expanding his portfolio as a Staff Writer for Dallas Wings On SI with previous in-network contributions around the echosystem. Outside of covering fights, Bando's background includes Big Ten football and men's basketball with leans toward Illinois and Northwestern with a broader league view for bylines including The Sporting News, FanSided, Men's Journal and others since 2019. Bando can be reached at zainbando99@gmail.com or via his social media accounts @zainbando99.
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