Dana White cautious on Jones comeback

Conor McGregor has been preparing to instrumentality to the Octagon for months and galore deliberation it volition beryllium 1 of the UFC's biggest moments. The 36-year-old believes that his archetypal combat aft a agelong interruption volition beryllium against Michael Chandler, astatine a peculiar lawsuit successful the White House. He is convinced that helium volition yet adjacent the communicative with his aged rival.

UFC president Dana White emphasized that it seems to him that Conor is superior this clip and that helium truly plans to perform. However, the question arises; is the lucifer against Chandler beardown capable to pb specified an event?

Veteran Matt Brown bluntly said what galore are thinking:

"The question is with Conor, volition helium pull the involvement that we deliberation helium will?" said Brown connected The Fighter vs. podcast. The Writer.
"We'd each speech astir him fighting, but Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor is simply a wholly irrelevant fight, isn't it? It has perfectly nary sporting relevance. It doesn't bash thing except, I guess, summons sales?"

Statistics enactment that claim. Both person a combined 3 wins and 7 losses successful their past 10 fights. One of those victories is erstwhile McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez to go a two-division champion; and that happened astir a decennary ago.

Jon Jones reacts 

Meanwhile, Jon Jones has besides said helium wants to header the aforesaid event. Dana White was rather cautious due to the fact that Jones has had a batch of problems passim his career. From arrests, injuries to the information that his opponents were changed astatine the past minute; determination was ever chaos erstwhile it came to him.

However, Matt Brown has his ain opinion:

"Jon Jones brings a batch to the table," helium said.

"The GOAT, and helium would surely combat for the title, I conjecture against Tom Aspinall. Of course, provided Aspinall defeats Cyril Gane. That combat hasn't happened yet. That could besides alteration everything."

According to Brown, Jones' combat with the existent champion would beryllium a overmuch bigger woody than the instrumentality of the celebrated Irishman. But the UFC whitethorn not beryllium the astir important sport; viewership and income mightiness beryllium much important to them.