White Says McGregor Won’t Fight This Year; McGregor Responds
Dana White says Conor McGregor will not fight this year, forcing the Irishman to respond.
McGregor was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 but pulled out with a broken toe. That increased his inactivity further, as his last UFC fight was in 2021 when he lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. The loss was accompanied by a broken leg, taking his UFC record to three losses out of his previous four fights.
Chandler said he would not wait forever as he eyed a possible fight with Charles Oliveira instead. They faced off in 2021 at UFC 262, where Oliveira won by a second round stoppage. McGregor initially hoped to be back by September as he targeted a fight at The Sphere. However, Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili will headline instead. Further reports said McGregor could fight Chandler in December. But White has now dismissed that as McGregor responded.
Ah Dana, December is the date! Bring the calendar year home with a winning event! Come on now, what’s this? I am off to altitude next month to prepare. DECEMBER! Tell Dana and UFC WE WANT DECEMBER! WE DESERVE DECEMBER! https://t.co/ZTVO4wDBuQ
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 14, 2024
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bro you’ve had so many opportunities! Humble yourself and take what they give you.
— BourbonAndNails 🐸🇵🇷🇺🇸🍊 (@MaurecesDuboc) August 14, 2024
You’re never fighting again. Stop the madness home boy
— JustOneCryptoGuy (@JustOneGuy02) August 14, 2024
We wanna know what the real issue is on why you guys can’t seem to get on the same page, and we want receipts. This has become comical at this point, and we need to know who to blame.
— Da Cake (@SlipsterOG) August 14, 2024