White: I didn’t prevent McGregor from fighting at UFC 200
UFC President Dana White fielded several questions about McGregor and took the time to explain a bit more how things played out on his side why what happened did.
Although he is no longer on the card, Conor McGregor was a hot topic during today’s press conference promoting UFC 200. UFC President Dana White fielded several questions about McGregor and took the time to explain a bit more how things played out on his side why what happened did:
Listen, Conor’s going to fight again, said White, who said he hasn’t spoken to McGregor since last week. He’s going to fight at UFC 201, 202, 203 – whatever the deal might be.
We’ll see … what’s next when that plays out. But (UFC) 200 is the fight everybody’s been looking to for a long time. It is what it is. The show’s going to roll on, and Conor will fight again.
When pressed further, White said McGregor, who skipped the initial UFC 200 press conference last week in Las Vegas, was the one responsible for his removal from the card. However, he said McGregor is in no way scared to fight Diaz.
This is what we do, White said. This is how it works. I didn’t prevent him from fighting at UFC 200. He knew what the deal was. I told him what the deal is, and he opted to (skip the press conference).
Conor asked to fight Nate Diaz. Conor wants to fight Nate Diaz. … Conor doesn’t back down from fights, man. One of the things that’s made Conor popular and as big as he is is this dude wants to fight. This guy comes to fight, and he comes out guns blazing. Conor is fun. Conor is a stud. I have a lot of respect for Conor. Conor and I just had a – you have to show up and do the PR. You have to.
