Conor McGregor linked to possible White House UFC fight

The UFC is readying a historical lawsuit astatine the White House, which should instrumentality spot connected June 14, but it is inactive not known which matches volition beryllium connected the program. Despite this, the involvement of the nationalist is immense due to the fact that the performances of the biggest names successful the MMA satellite are expected, including the imaginable instrumentality of Conor McGregor, but besides Jon Jones, who concisely retired past twelvemonth and changed his decision.

However, the Irish combatant who has been the biggest prima of the UFC for years attracts the astir attention. Although helium has not fought since July 2021, erstwhile helium broke his limb successful the 3rd lucifer against Dustin Poirier and lost, the sanction of this 37 twelvemonth aged combatant inactive carries a batch of weight. After the injury, helium withdrew from superior training, indulged successful a antithetic manner and was not adjacent to returning to the cage for a agelong time.

However, the thought of ​​performing astatine an lawsuit that the UFC has not yet organized intelligibly appeals to him. Many expected Michael Chandler to beryllium the opponent, but Dana White precocious dismissed the possibility, telling Complex: “No, that’s thing we’ve been readying for years. We’re not going to marque that fight.”

A sanction that’s been mentioned much and more

With Chandler retired of the picture, Jorge Masvidal is getting much and much attention. The seasoned fighter, known by his nickname “Gamebred,” has often expressed his tendency to combat the Irishman successful the past, but that combat ne'er happened. Today, astatine 41, helium has 52 nonrecreational MMA fights nether his loop and volition extremity his vocation successful 2023 aft a decision to Gilbert Burns.

After retiring, helium fought 1 boxing lucifer against Nate Diaz, losing by bulk decision. However, helium is inactive training, arsenic helium himself confirmed successful an interrogation with MMA Junkie.

“This is highly classified accusation and I can’t accidental much, but I’m grooming for thing big. You ne'er know, right? Give radical what they want, not what they expect. I tin corroborate that this is large news. I person quality astir my adjacent combat that I’m going to denote soon, it’s going to beryllium precise large news. I can’t corroborate oregon contradict anything, but I could soon. Keep successful caput that I’m Donald Trump’s favourite fighter. I should person confirmation successful astir 10 days.”

Dana White announced that the combat paper volition statesman aft UFC 324, which coincides with Masvidal’s announcements. Because of this, galore judge that the combat betwixt him and McGregor could beryllium the centerpiece of the evening astatine the White House.