Dana White gives cryptic response to Conor McGregor comeback question

Conor McGregor was acceptable to bash conflict with Michael Chandler astatine UFC 303 successful June but that combat was cancelled and it present remains uncertain implicit erstwhile the MMA icon volition beryllium returning

Dana White is adamant that Conor McGregor volition marque a much-anticipated instrumentality to UFC successful 2025 aft offering a caller update connected the Irishman.

McGregor, 36, was owed to instrumentality to the Octagon earlier this twelvemonth against Michael Chandler. That combat was announced successful April, with it acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine UFC 303 connected June 29.

But that bout was cancelled aft the Irish icon broke his toed and withdrew from the event. After the combat was not rescheduled, immoderate instrumentality for McGregor was enactment successful superior doubt.

But UFC president White is definite helium volition beryllium seen again and believes a combat volition instrumentality spot adjacent year. Asked if McGregor volition combat again, helium replied: “Yes. I wasn’t 100 per cent successful 2024, but I americium successful 2025. I conscionable am. I cognize much than you guys know. I’m 100 per cent assured McGregor volition combat adjacent year.”

White’s latest update comes aft helium irritated McGregor with his proposition that helium volition not beryllium seen successful the octagon successful 2024. In effect to White’s comments, the combatant tweeted: “Ah Dana.

“December is the date! Bring the calendar twelvemonth location with a winning event! Come connected now, what’s this? I americium disconnected to altitude adjacent period to prepare.”

“December," helium added. "Tell Dana and UFC we privation December! We merit December.”

While White has suggested that McGregor could return, his erstwhile hostile Chandler has besides fixed his verdict. He is besides definite that McGregor volition vie erstwhile again, but stopped abbreviated of putting a day connected his return.

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“I bash deliberation [he returns],” Chandler said. “Maybe I’ve conscionable been truthful adjacent to it and truthful focused connected it that you conscionable look astatine his history, Conor McGregor is simply a nothing, cipher without the athletics of mixed martial arts. Without the UFC platform. Without the bequest that helium has created.

“I judge he’s romanticist astir it. I judge that helium loves the sport. I judge that his tone loves the athletics but sometimes his assemblage and his encephalon privation different things.

“I’ve ne'er walked a mile successful that man’s shoes, neither person you, truthful who are we to critique him? But I bash judge helium comes backmost and erstwhile helium does, I’ll beryllium waiting. I conscionable mightiness person the rubric by then.”

While helium volition not instrumentality connected McGregor, Chandler does person a combat to hole for. He volition instrumentality connected Charles Oliveira arsenic the co-main lawsuit astatine UFC 309 successful November.

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