UFC President Dana White has doubled down on his stance that Conor McGregor shouldn’t be more likely to step again into the octagon after a damaged toe derailed his battle in opposition to Michael Chandler which was slated for earlier this summer season.
Talking to the media on Tuesday forward of the season debut of the “Contender Collection,” White clarified that McGregor wouldn’t make his long-awaited return this yr, regardless of the fighter’s need to make it occur.
UFC CEO Dana White is seen on stage throughout the UFC 300 press convention at MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment on April 11, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC by way of Getty Photos)
“We talked, and he desires to battle,” White stated, via ESPN. “We’ll determine it out. Not this yr. He will not battle this yr.”
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The comment prompted McGregor to respond on his personal on social media.
“Ah Dana, December is the date,” he stated in a submit on X, in keeping with the report. “Deliver the calendar yr dwelling with a profitable occasion! Come on now, what’s this? I’m off to altitude subsequent month to organize. December! Inform Dana and UFC we would like December! We deserve December!”
White was requested about McGregor’s goal return date throughout an interview with SportsNet on Thursday, however his stance remained unmoved.
MMA fighter Conor McGregor smiles throughout the presentation of the Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship in Marbella, Spain, on July 18, 2024, forward of the battle between Franco Tenaglia and Tony Soto set for Oct. 12, 2024. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
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“You may think about after I stated that Conor was blowing me up going ‘I’m positively combating this yr.’ Once we get to some extent the place we’re setting a battle and I imagine {that a} Conor McGregor battle goes to occur, I’ll announce it. As of proper now, I imagine that Conor is not going to battle this yr.”
He continued, “Conor is saying he desires to battle in December. We’ll see the way it performs out.”
McGregor has not fought since he misplaced to Dustin Poirier in 2021 after breaking his leg throughout the battle. He was slated to battle Chandler at UFC 303 again in June, however the battle was referred to as off after he broke his toe throughout coaching.
Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor smiles throughout the presentation of the Naked Knuckle Preventing Championship in Marbella, Spain, on July 18, 2024. (JORGE GUERRERO/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
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“Man we have been so f—ing tremendous prepared for this battle it’s completely intestine wrenching to take,” he wrote in a prolonged caption on Instagram on the time. “We had a lapse in focus and engaged in a coaching session with out carrying the complete protecting gear and I hit the toe off the elbow and broke the toe clear.”
It stays unclear if Chandler will nonetheless be McGregor’s opponent when he does make his return.
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