‘He Doesn’t Need The Money’

Regardless of claims he’ll make his long-anticipated return to the Octagon at an occasion this summer time, former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor “doesn’t want the cash” a return to preventing would carry to him, in accordance with UFC CEO, Dana White – who claimed it proved a roadblock to reserving the Dubliner’s comeback.

McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight champion and featherweight titleholder below the banner of the promotion, has been sidelined from lively competitors since he fractured his left tibia and fibula in a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier again in 2021.

And remaining steadfast in his declare that he shall be preventing this summer time, McGregor, 35, claims he’ll battle at UFC 302 on June 29. throughout Worldwide Battle Week – within the type of a middleweight battle along with his Final Fighter 31 foe, Michael Chandler.

Nonetheless, not too long ago, promotional boss, White claimed it might be the Fall earlier than battle followers would see McGregor battle contained in the Octagon as soon as once more, a lot to the dismay of the ex-champion, who himself urged the CEO to ink a date for his comeback to the UFC.

Dana White addresses way forward for UFC star Conor McGregor

And discussing the preventing way forward for McGregor, promotional boss, White claimed that the Dubliner’s accumulation of funds has restricted his probabilities of reserving a return to the UFC.

“Nicely, to begin with, he (Conor McGregor) is getting back from one of many nastiest accidents youcan come again from,” Dana White advised Kevin Iole throughout a current interview. “How lengthy was Anderson Silva out when he did it? How lengthy was Chris Weidman out when he did it? You realize, the fellows who break that bone – in order that’s a difficulty proper there, primary.”

“Quantity two: Conor McGregor doesn’t want the f*cking cash,” White defined. “So, once you don’t want the cash, it’s not as straightforward – I imply, Khabib (Nurmagomedov). Khabib doesn’t want the cash. Khabib retired.”

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