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UFC CEO Dana White Reverses Course on Conor McGregor Comeback Fight: 'No Deal Done'

MMA Knockout On SI·Zain Bando·22 days ago
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One day after UFC CEO Dana White told Jim Rome that the wheels were in motion for former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor to return to the Octagon this summer , a different tone was struck Saturday night in Newark, NJ, at the UFC 328 post-fight presser. White, who has waited for McGregor's return like the rest of the MMA community since his July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, gave a fresh update on McGregor's status with the promotion. "There's a formula to it. McGregor's going to do just fine," White told reporters about McGregor's Paramount-based contract. "It's based on if you take the average of his pay-per-view buys, and what they do, there's an equation for that that you can — we've done it with a lot more guys than just McGregor." Conor McGregor's Next Fight In Limbo AFP White didn't share what those terms were, nor a timetable for when McGregor may return, or who he might fight should he make the UFC and MMA his top priority. Nonetheless, White still remains invested in the Irishman.…

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