Dana White: Conor McGregor broke the Man Code

On Friday Conor McGregor tweeted private text messages between he and Dana White about potential fights.

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At the UFC 253 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White was not impressed.

Listen, I’ve had people blowing me up left and right, said White. I mean everybody here knows, even the ladies, this is some man code stuff. It’s just something you don’t do.

It’s one of the dirtiest things you can do, which by the way, because we were just talking about Diego Sanchez and Diego Sanchez is in there in a private conversation I was having with Conor. When you’re the No. 2 or 3 ranked guy in the world and you’re telling me that you want to fight but you want to fight unranked, 39-year-old Diego Sanchez in a main event in Los Angeles?

The text messages dated back before McGregor’s latest MMA retirement, when he planned to stay active in 2020. McGregor remains in USADA’s testing pool, so he does plan to fight again, or at the very least, is keeping that option open.

In addition to the text message tweets, McGregor says he is boxing Manny Pacquiao.

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White declined to fuel that one.

I have no idea, said the UFC boss.. Listen you guys have been asking me about Conor McGregor forever. Did you see Conor McGregor’s tweet? The retirement tweet? ‘I am retired.’ Birthday cake, I’m retired.

Both McGregor’s and Pacquiao’s camps have confirmed that actual talks are underway. When McGregor heard White’s replies, he, too, was not impressed.

Code was broke when you lied about me turning down fights mate. I said Justin in May and you went and said I did not want to fight. It’s not about Diego. Diego was a filler to get more fights in. Also you have been involved in Manny talks the legal letters are there. Stop lying.”

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