DANA WHITE has responded to Conor McGregor's latest assertion implicit his long-overdue UFC return.
The Notorious' eagerly-anticipated cage comeback was owed to instrumentality spot successful June against Michael Chandler earlier helium suffered a breached near pinky toe.
McGregor, 36, revealed to SunSport successful July his eagerness to instrumentality successful December but the UFC brass has opted to person him marque his comeback next year.
The Irishman precocious claimed that he'd beryllium warring the resurgent Dan Hooker successful a Saudi showdown connected February 1.
Both men are keen connected the bout, arsenic is UFC President and CEO White.
The 55-year-old said of the imaginable lightweight showdown: "That would beryllium a large fight. I similar that fight.”
Hooker, however, has ruled retired warring the UFC's poster lad successful February arsenic helium and woman Helena are expecting their 2nd daughter.
'The Hangman' told newsman Helen Yee: “I’m bully to spell successful January oregon March.
"The missus is owed [for a babe in] February, truthful nary tin go.
"I’ve got a small miss connected the way.
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“You’d adjacent crook down a large combat with McGregor for [the commencement of your child].
"You’re not missing that. No panties are coming disconnected successful February.
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“[McGregor’s] busy, he’s got money coming retired of his ears.
"If I had that magnitude of wealth successful the bank, you wouldn’t spot maine anyplace adjacent a fistfight.”
Former two-division champion McGregor was connected people to onshore a bumper caller woody with MMA's apical promotion earlier the cancellation of his summer showdown with Chandler.
But the Dubliner suggested talks person cooled disconnected pursuing the illness of his eagerly-anticipated comeback.
He told SunSport: "You know, the combat ne'er happened. So it's conscionable astir getting the combat on."
Former feather and lightweight champion McGregor hasn't acceptable ft wrong the octagon since breaking his near limb successful his trilogy combat with Dustin Poirier.