Dana White Shoots Down Conor McGregor’s Plea for UFC Return in December

Allan Binoy | 16/08/2024
Dana White Shoots Down Conor McGregor’s Plea for UFC Return in December

UFC President Dana White has again shot down Conor McGregor’s plea to return to the octagon by the end of the year! This back and forth between White and McGregor has been quite a spectacle for the fans, who don’t know what to make of the whole event. And while McGregor has been bugging White non-step, the UFC President remains unmoved by his pleas.

Earlier McGregor had claimed that he was ready to fight and urged fans to push White to give him a fight in December.

‘The Notorious’ was seemingly blowing up White’s phone after he made the announcement. Regardless, in a recent interview with Sportsnet, the 55-year-old UFC head honcho has once again reiterated that the fight will not be actualizing in December.

“As of right now I believe that Conor will not fight this year. Conor’s saying he wants to fight, he wants to fight in December, we’ll see how it plays out.”

 

It’s been over three years since ‘Mystic Mac’ stepped into the octagon, 2 of which have been spent jerking around Michael Chandler with the promises of a million dollar payday.

And while, the UFC President himself doesn’t believe its on the cards for now, McGregor seems oddly hopeful.

Is Michael Chandler okay?

In his most recent tweet, McGregor has claimed that the UFC would love to see him fight in December. Even though the UFC president made it clear that it’s unlikely to happen.

“The UFC love and want me for December! I am ready.”

 

So, that’s obviously contradictory to what Dana White has said.

In the meantime, even Michael Chandler, after talking about seemingly looking for other opponents and moving on from the McGregor fight seems to believe that the Irishman is right.

Earlier, following Dana White’s first announcement about the fight not happening this year, Chandler had commented that sometimes, when they say that the fight is not happening in December might mean it is happening, which fans on social media have levelled a bit delusional.

Now, this is a bit funny because McGregor has clearly been stringing him up for a long long time, much to the amusement of fans online, many of whom believe that the days of cage fighting for the millionaire Irishman has already come to an anti-climactic end.

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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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