Why Isn't The UFC Booking McGregor?

In an interview with TalkSportMMA during his press tour of Roadhouse, Conor McGregor has stated that his conversations with the UFC and Dana White have halted and he hasn't heard anything from them for a while. But what happened to the Chandler fight? Why hasn't that been finalised??
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[@buckschlerf653]

As a general rule, I never trust Dana saying "He doesn't want to fight"

[@technodromen]

As a general rule don’t trust Dana White at all.

[@buckschlerf653]

@@technodromen 100%

[@Juel92]

Yeah but in this case I think Dana wants him to fight waaaaaaay more than Conor wants. Also I think I might trust Conor even less than Dana.

[@buckschlerf653]

@@Juel92 How do you choose between a serial liar businessman or a genuine maniac? Your guess is as good as anyone's

[@Juel92]

@@buckschlerf653 I try to square the motivations and behaviours of the people. I see way less reasons for Dana to hold up Conor for this long than for Conor to do it. The one thing I've seen make sense putting it on Dana is that he might have been using Conor as leverage for a tv deal but just to damage Conors brand? Seems like losing a lot for no reward.

[@lukemurray4950]

I think it's clear Conor wants to fight out his contract but the UFC is not giving him fights unless he signs another contract. The UFC do this all the time. They don't want fighters fighting out there contract and going elsewhere like Francis.

[@WernerRachtman]

I think so also and Dana probably feels let down Conor not wanting to sign a new contract. The Ufc made Conor in a way.

[@isaacmendes1926]

​@@WernerRachtman doesn't matter though. I'm not a Conor fan but no fighter "owes" their career to the UFC, they should be free to do whatever they want with their career, sure you got a contract, then you have to do what you signed up for.

[@tenacminotauro9541]

Can't really pull that tactic on Conor. He's too famous and rich to cave into the UFC's demands.

[@sarcasticgenius8563]

Yep. In addition to this, the UFC's current broadcast deal with ESPN ends in January 2025. One would imagine that it'll be easier for UFC to negotiate a higher deal when they can promise two McGregor fights. If McGregor fought out his contract and left before then, their negotiating power drops significantly.

[@WernerRachtman]

@@isaacmendes1926 Im with you but I also think Dana thinks "that little prick now wants to leave after I made him a millionair"

[@confuflesjr2139]

You guys are misremembering what happened in 2020. Connor wanted to fight but the UFC blocked him because they wanted him to fight in front of a live crowd (no apex for Connor). Connor leaked text messages with Dana where he was begging for a fight, and Dana was refusing. Dana got super pissy about the leak as well. I think Connor wants to fight but the UFC are dragging their feet over contract disputes.

[@skulldon]

Wow, I wasn’t aware of these leaked messages, thanks for bringing them up. This really makes it clear who’s preventing a McGregor fight from happening. Scummy behaviour of Dana

[@allenmk138]

Exactly. Ngannou was the champ for them, and they did the exact same thing to prevent him finishing his contract. These guys might be getting paid by the UFC with the bias they showed here.

[@green49285]

Two things could definitely be true. It just wouldn't make sense to not have the Chandler fight. I just think they had a lot more time when they started the ultimate fighter and then just said fuck it and said people will care because it's you. All of this is just so they can try and both save face until they find the next thing for Connor to do

[@jeromej5815]

Yeah. He even called for a Diego Sanchez fight out of desperation

[@MrJman967]

The fact you think the UFC wouldnt want to cash in on two of the biggest MMA draws in one fight is wild. Conor has avoided the idea of fighting Chandler for awhile other than brief mentions. Conor doesn't have the drive which makes sense. But he doesn't want that public perception so he's putting the blame on the UFC

[@grymdawg]

Dana is cuffing the man, look at what Nate Diaz said recently

[@d04lvallier]

Dude Im a huge Díaz fan but you gotta be crazy to believe everything they say

[@jotarokujo7955]

the police will soon cuff the man, look a what Mark Mustermann said recently

[@Nicho213007]

@@d04lvallier Dude wake up like they are the only two fighters who have a problem with the slave UFC contracts Ngannou etc and on top of that there's a massive trial coming up

[@grymdawg]

@@d04lvallier id usually agree matey. But why would Diaz wade in on this to defend McGregor? They're not best pals or anything. Look at how long they kept Diaz benched.

[@wtbanation6268]

@@d04lvallierDiaz is more trustworthy than Dana’s ever been in his entire tenure 😂

[@this_is_not_a_therapy_session]

Dana is to blame. This is not a rocket science

[@taylorgordon2696]

Right 😂 all the while I was wondering conor never had a fight booked, thought it was clearly his side. Pull the curtain back a bit and it starts to make sense

[@RMILLSMMA]

It's weird how MMA fans are basically Dana and UFC fans..they don't really care about the fighters just the brand and it's leader. It's really odd.

[@drivebyquipper]

@@RMILLSMMA Ha! You have a rich fantasy life.

[@Blotto1001]

@@RMILLSMMAit might be Dana’s fault but if Conor went to bellator or the PFL he wouldn’t be the draw he is so it’s a double edge sword

[@corey69000]

Bingo dude. It’s actually that simple.

[@simonbailey7082]

1 miniute in, Dana won't let him fight until he signs another contract 2 keep him there, it's that simple

[@aturner488]

I thought they HAD to offer a set number of fight each year under the contract. So if they refused to arrange fights they would be in breach.

[@KrikZ32]

@@aturner488 they do but they're very good at getting around that stuff by offering fights conor doesn't want, offering them in co-main slots, leaning on drug policies, offering when they know he's injured etc. That's why Francis ended up fighting Cyril Gane with a blown out knee and the UFC didn't promote the fight at all.

[@braddorcas9363]

@@aturner488 They're probably offering him stuff they know he won't accept, so legally they've fulfilled their obligation and get to kick the can down the road.

[@daviddines479]

@@aturner488 Its what Dana says so probably not.

[@daviddines479]

@@KrikZ32 you awful cynic. Im sure Dana doesnt use every single tactic youve listed to offer his fighters his mandatory 3 offers.

[@MrGiovanniPollio]

The biggest assumption Jason is making in his argument is that Dana is perfectly rational, which means that he has never done anything only to spite someone if that means leaving money on the table... The UFC is fumbling the bag

[@Olives1949]

Yall have this all wrong. You are assuming the UFC has different motivations than it does. Look into their motivations considering the tv deal and how they’ve treated multiple fighters at the end of their contracts.

[@millerbai]

Imagine the UFC operating like any semi-decent league - would we be having these discussions?

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

Through that spectrum, Conor would be like Everton if everybody had some level of interest in watching Everton play

[@theKashConnoisseur]

What semi-decent leagues are there in fighting? Boxing is just as dirty, arguably moreso. Muay Thai is hardly better, with betting interests and hometown fixes having huge influences on fight scoring. BJJ competitions are rife with steroid abuse. Pancrase has a history of worked fights. Pride had it's organized criminal backers and it's fixed fights and it's "we don't drug test" clauses. I can go on and on, but fighting has always been a bit shady.

[@ellisdtrails420]

​@@theKashConnoisseur this^

[@martinzyka6432]

The UFC is doing their UFC shit so hard. This is not good for their future.

[@GengoSenmon]

And it will only get worse when Hunter is in charge.

[@iancarrey4123]

It’s still wild that YOUR promoter needs YOU to make the fights and promote it.

[@zohairsaeed9167]

Only for the biggest fights. The others get promoted by the promoter.

[@iancarrey4123]

Do they? Remember when the “promoter” said Nate didn’t move the needle ?

[@Fbabueno2]

That's the Nate Diaz treatment: take this fight that you can win for good money, but we need to extend your contract; or take this shitty fight for much less (not the main event, no PPV money).

[@Joes35]

Conor would never get no Ppv or not be a main event.

[@isaacmendes1926]

​@@Joes35 that's why that's what they offer him... Because he won't take it, because they want him to extend the contract.

[@Joes35]

@@isaacmendes1926 lol you don’t know what they offered him. Not to mention Nate was main event both his last two fights so yall also making stuff up

[@isaacmendes1926]

@@Joes35 i don't know what they offered him, but we all know he didn't accept it.

[@mitchellwentworth4025]

I think you guys really dropped the ball on this topic. Do you remember in December when USDA accused UFC of trying to get Connor pushed through the drug test that he likely couldn't pass. Specifically they required a minimum 6 month wait after he entered the testing pool. That dispute allegedly caused the break up between USADA and UFC. Then a few days later Hunter and the UFC drug guy (cant remember his name) did a press conference announcing they were doing an internal drug program. Hunter was really clear that they gave all the decision making to that Army vet guy that helped with the strike on Bin laden. Hunter said that that guy was going to make all the final calls on if a fighter can fight again after PED use or when a fighter can fight again after entering the testing pool again. So... I think it's very likely that the PEDs are not out of Connors system yet and UFC is trying to stay quiet about it. Maybe even not telling Connor the results of his test cause Connor has a large mouth. This explains the lack of timeframe from Dana and Connor for when he can fight next. The UFC cannot have a PED controversy after parting ways with USADA or else that would severely hurt the reputation of the company.

[@kristineulrich793]

Completely agree this is the most likely situation.

[@robswystun2766]

Believe Dana? Are you joking?

[@hwsjshxhsj]

Conor is loyal but the UFC probably tries to force a new like 8-fight deal on him to chain him to the company. Im sure the pay is crazy good but everybody knows that he got no 8 fights in him left. Its just for the leverage to keep him sidelined. They dont want their biggest star doing boxing matches in arabia or whatever else he wants to do. They want to preserve his star power and if necessary use it to build up somebody elses career.

[@privatemilo]

They do boxing in Arabia?

[@Drackzgull]

@@privatemilo Yes, a lot of the biggest boxing events in recent time have been held in, set up, and promoted by the United Arab Emirates.

[@Nick_Tank]

That’s what they did to Jon Jones. I’m a diehard JBJ fan and he signed a new contract with UFC before Gane fight(8 fight deal, when he only fought once), and Jon is planning on retiring after the Stipe match, no budging either😭. Difference is JBJ is content with being tied down to that contract vs Conor wants to fight it out and BOUNCE

[@BrownSugar977]

UFC will not let fighters fight out their contract. They just straight up stop offering fights unless you sign another contract.

[@steve833333]

they have to offer a minimum # of fights I think it's 3-4 fights a year. Either Conor is turning them down, or the UFC if offering the fights at unfair times where he won't be ready to accept.

[@dang5550]

They literally released Francis lol

[@Necron00b]

@@steve833333While that is partly accurate, there is no limitation on the fight the UFC offers. So they can (and do) offer fights that are contigent on extension of the fighters contract, so they fulfill their obligation but with absurd terms no person would accept. It's like offering a homeless person a dung sandwich and when they refuse to eat it, they turn around and say "He obviously didn't want to food"

[@steve833333]

@@dang5550 Francis had a sunset clause, he was purposefully declining fights and not signing extensions. That's how I remember it at least.

[@idkok1949]

5:47 he had a specific person in mind when he said this I can tell🤣

[@angelg.quinonez2780]

Bobby Green

[@enricobreveglieri397]

This is the main event we needed for 300

[@showsister69]

Is a weetard

[@ExoErgo]

I’m glad most people here understand Dana is just cuffing down another high status fighter (Ngannou Diaz). People don’t shit on Dana enough in my opinion and this video was like Dana White propaganda 😂

[@MistyAndBonnie]

The obvious answer is they are extendending his contract like they did francis and nate diaz. Only guy with glasses in this convo made any sense

[@TheEwokExplorer]

because Dana is greedy and doesn’t want to pay him so much and doesn’t like the fact Conor is bigger than the UFC. no he doesn’t really have much of a chance to beat the top guys anymore but he is still the top draw. Book the damn fight with Chandler already

[@badmanskill1112]

He's not bigger than the UFC but he has the most leverage.

[@eddieajohnsontv]

Asking why the UFC wont book Conor is like askinv Why wouldn't the UFC want to book Ngannou/Jones? They don't want to cede control to any fighter!!!!

[@brandengilbert44]

Damn was this video sponsored by Dana White?

[@RandomEvents_]

No, but these guys would love to have dana on, so they Kiss ass until their tongue is brown

[@fcktherich6913]

These guys are ufc apologists, they will never say anything seriously harmful to them.

[@ErickLopez-mi3gj]

same thing they did when talking about Ngannou's or Nate's situation, it's crazy tbh @@fcktherich6913

[@joshuab3715]

@@fcktherich6913unfortunately that 95% of mma content creators. They want access to events and interviews. None of them are actual journalists.

[@maxwellmarshall5881]

Rough listen for sure

[@WillOnYT]

One thought I’ve had is that they are delaying Conor because the ESPN deal is almost done, they can use that as leverage into the next deal with ESPN OR if they choose to go with someone else like a streaming service. It’s the only logical thing I can think of

[@TheSickGman09]

I don't think conor would start his own promotion. I think he wants that saudi boxing $$. He doesn't strike me as someone who would want to deal with the business side of a promotion as much as someone who just wants to make as much money as he can.

[@Nick_Tank]

Yeah he’s a restaurant/bar business man. Not a fight promotion (Eddie Hearn) type business man

[@corey69000]

What does “he has a lot of money” even mean? Dana has more money. Do we really not see the theme of kicking up dust and making the other guy look bad? These tactics are ancient but somehow they keep working.

[@CloudianMH]

As long as there are more idiots in the world than intelligent people. It will always work. And the world is consumed by those of less than 100IQ.

[@BleeKMedia]

You're making this way more complicated than it is. The ESPN deal expires in 2025. Conor is the ultimate carrot the UFC can dangle in front of whoever wants to buy the TV/PPV rights for the UFC. They don't want to let him fight out his contract period, but definitely not before they negotiate the next TV deal.

[@nickgrant2625]

You guys need to do more research. Edgar and BJ Penn the UFC and dana didnt want them to fight but they were still under contract. Dana said many times he wanted them to retire but if they still wanted to fight he would rather them do it in the ufc where they can look after em

[@braidenb3973]

Probably the guy who’s done this countless times before

[@ryancairns2317]

4:16 The UFC understands that allowing him to complete his contract could be a risky move, especially if they happened to part ways whilst not being on the best of terms. They clearly don't want to give him a fight without agreeing to be contractually tied up, putting more fights on his contractual agreement than he would want to complete prior to hanging up his gloves (or could logically/physically do so before age catches up to him and/or his career is up) so that they retain control over his options post UFC.

[@Necron00b]

Now..I am with everyone else, this is clearly a Dana/UFC problem and they are doing their normal angles to extend contracts. However, I do wonder if the lawsuits are the thing actually holding it up. A new McGregor contract whether good for him or bad for him, I'm sure the judges/prosecutors might be interested in seeing it, so perhaps the UFC is not keen on handing McGregor a fight until there are less eyes on their business practices than there are now.

[@themysticmac4659]

The timing on this is terrible he just had a couple interviews saying he got a call off the ufc and it’s chandler in summer probably international fight week June 29th

[@specstar8724]

Conor has been teasing upcoming fights every month for 3 years

[@themysticmac4659]

@@specstar8724 this isn’t a tease mate he’s literally said he got confirmation of the fight with chandler in the summer from the ufc watch the interviews

[@specstar8724]

What fighters usually don't do when they have a fight about to be announced is spoil the announcement@@themysticmac4659

[@lukejames6208]

Occams Razor isn’t always the best way bro lol.

[@GerardoVillarreal1101]

I don't know hoy it all went from "Connor is washed, he's on the juice, he doesn't want to fight anymore, he's on cocke, he doesn't need the money" to "Dana is so unfair, the UFC is holding him back". "All Dana cares is about money, but he doesn't want to book McGregor". NOot taking Dana's side here but I imagine Connor must a be in this time someone tough to deal with, he answers to no one.

[@themainsqueeze8637]

I think Connor cost 20M a pop + PPV so the ufc couldn’t put him on stacked card like UFC 300 because these card will already sell by themself and i think the hype for the Chandler fight kinda faded away a now ufc will probably have to somewhat stack a card around him ….

[@ricardojornada]

"The kid doesn't want to fight" the ufc is and has always been obviously shady

[@bsicc]

4:05 maybe you guys get to this point later in the video but at the point in the video you're forgetting that the UFC is coming to the end of their ESPN TV contract and would be able to use 2 mcgregor fights as a negotiating card with ESPN or another network rather than just one.

[@JDRusse11]

Conor wants to bounce from the UFC as quick as possible and get some of that Saudi Boxing money, but Dana wants to keep a stranglehold on him as long as possible💰🥊

[@hwsjshxhsj]

Short and on point.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

Or he's demanding too much (money, title, main event etc) when losing 3 of his last 4, and several layoffs simply don't warrant that

[@ohmoe4385]

​He's under contract already. Money has already been negotiated and he'll main event for sure. @@elizabethgeorge168

[@Joes35]

@@elizabethgeorge168Conor’s contract is set, he’s not negotiating for money

[@JayDidntDoIt]

turki alalshikh has said no more freakshow boxing matches! And the only way conor makes a ton from boxing is probably fighting jake Paul and thats from 12-15yr olds using their mums credit card to pay for it and that's a freak show. So I really hope Saudi don't host it. It should be held in clown world USA

[@MrJTH1999]

After Dana said Dustin didn’t wanna fight Conor, I’ve decided to take everything he says with a grain of salt

[@Drackzgull]

I think it's most likely a mix of shared blame. Up to December last year, the main unavoidable obstacle was obviously USADA not budging on exempting Conor from the rule requiring him to be in the testing pool for 6 months before him being eligible to fight, which is obviously Conor's responsibility for never getting in the testing pool. During the first couple months of this year, the UFC probably didn't want to book him because it would make it too obvious that they got rid of USADA specifically to book Conor without proper testing, confirming everything that USADA said that they shit on them for, and maybe even threatening the legitimacy of the sport (or the UFC's part in it) in a very real, very legal sense. Now and for the the immediate future, it's likely that Conor's obligations related to the movie are some sort of an obstacle. But that shouldn't keep him from booking something for International Fight Week or later, so beyond that I don't know, but I don't trust either to be telling the truth in public.

[@Otsego]

I agree that the money makes the most sense. The most compelling argument I have seen for the UFC holding him back is leveraging McGregor fights in the new broadcasting deal. Having two fights with the biggest star in the sports history left on the table that money could be worth it. I don't buy it though. I think Conor is finally ready to get something done now that his other obligations are done. This is how Conor gets a fight made.

[@tenacminotauro9541]

The problem is Conor. Can't use that devalue tactic on Conor, he's bigger than that. Can't make Conor a reasonable offer, he's too rich for that. It's clear watching Conor partying every weekend and his commitment to TUF that he's done with fighting.

[@robertcordero2936]

Are you gonna make a video about the settlement

[@eoinbourke6577]

English guy plays the drunken Irish stereotype... Fair play lads top quality journalism

[@GriffinDuyThespian]

LMAOOOOOOO right fuckin knights of the roundtable here

[@SpencerDonahue]

"Aw-kee-oms razor" say what now? that isn't how you say that word, my guy lol

[@SnailHatan]

Imagine actually posting this comment. Sad.

[@SpencerDonahue]

ooh, sick burn, edgelord @@SnailHatan

[@carphucker2973]

You didn’t do what you think you did here bucko

[@SpencerDonahue]

who says "bucko"? are you 75 years old?@@carphucker2973

[@briansalce2808]

enjoyed this topic and conversation. thanks guys!

[@AdamFridley]

I think you guys overlooked one of the biggest things at play in this situation: The UFC is currently renegotiating their distribution rights/ESPN deal. With 2 fights left on his contract, I thoroughly believe that the UFC understands what a MASSIVE bargaining chip it is to go to ESPN, Netflix, Amazon, etc. and say "you should give us billions of dollars to distribute/stream our products because for two more scraps? We have the biggest combat sports figure on earth under our thumb."

[@notdoingnothing]

This

[@someguy36284]

The is UFC is looking out for Connor, of course. They want him to sign a new contract so he doesn't "fumble the bag" and go do Saudi boxing fights after he fights his contract out.

[@Man_Ray78]

This is a tactic with Dana. Tactical strategy in negotiations. They are not meeting his standard and Connor got 2 fights left so they are going to starve him until he says yes to the King. If you watch the video where Dana tells about how the company is structured like a Kingdom, then it makes sense!

[@otisthebunny]

UFC always has an open door policy with fighters. Dana says all the time "when so and so wants to fight, he'll call us"

[@philleotardo1500]

Dana talks out his pink baldy ass. He says stuff like that all the time to act as though he isn’t to blame.

[@ricardochavez4549]

PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON THE TKO HOLDINGS SETTLEMENT 🙏🙏!!!!!

[@robk3848]

Not every Star you've ever had has lost. Khabib literally arguably never lost a round. And one of the biggest stars of all time in UFC's history

[@GWFHegel-ms7gz]

"Oc-E-Ams Razor." Shake my head.

[@GengoSenmon]

Instantly lost all intellectual credibility after that one.

[@Meodread]

Something to consider is the UFC doesn't rely on PPV buys anymore. The ESPN deal just pays them. So it actually just costs them to book him whereas they can keep him as a "UFC Fighter" and not pay him by doing what they are doing now. So there's not really anything from the UFC in terms of cash in.

[@soccerman127]

As a life-long UFC fan, and the last 12 years as a hardcore fan, one phrase I always go by is “When in doubt, never believe Dana”

[@mike12346]

Added problem is UFC normally want to devalue them enough so that anything the fighter did afterwards would barely be noticed outside of hardcores. They know they can't devalue the McGregor brand enough in two fights. Ngannou beat Dana, he won't let it happen again, he's a billionaire who gets much richer every year whatever he does now, he doesn't give a fuck

[@JustFrana]

Can't wait to see what you guys have to say about the lawsuit being settled

[@chrisrye13]

Fight Disciples podcast made a couple of good points. UFC's ESPN contract expires next year - they won't want McGregor out of contract when those negotiations are going on/finalising. But also, negotiations with McGregor are probably a lot more complicated nowadays with a huge team behind him dictating his business movements - he may be saying he wants to fight, but they may have other plans for him. Films, stouts, etc that may make training camps untenable.

[@jeffreygordon007]

He’s also in the dog house I think. Conor’s done faceoffs in every promotion but the UFC recently. Bareknuckle with Perry then the boxing stuff.

[@quentinchapman6987]

True Geordie been saying this for month’s

[@gnillut]

As I understand, the UFC has to offer its fighters a certain amount of fights per year according to the contracts with the fighters. So most likely they are offering him fights, unless he is suspended for some reason. (not being in USADA testing pool would be one good reason, suspended by USADA would be another, not sure how it is with the new dope deal...) Blaming the TV deal is not right. He would only be on TV if it was to promote a PPV... So apply any sense to this, and its McGregors side that doesnt make any.

[@AntonioDiaz-jj8lj]

McGregor just submitted his first drug test towards the end of December. He had to be clean for six months, it's barely been three. Connor could have gone back into the testing pool earlier, he didn't.

[@cornball4689]

It sucks how Conor stopped fighting after the mayweather fight. He wasted his prime and his chance to be one of the greats. He could have put on some great fights had he fought consistently.

[@The31st]

What do you mean you don't understand why they use old fighters as sacrifices? They might be out of their 5 minutes of fame but the same still brings more eyes than an unknown up and comer and it's a great name for ppl to get on their resume. Feeding past it former champs to contenders is something they've done forever.

[@Hellkite-er5pg]

The UFC management won't book Conor because they don't him to finish his contract.

[@Robert399]

Another thing to consider: if the UFC has any interest in co-promoting big payday events like the Mayweather fight, they need to push hard for it NOW while they've still got McGregor under contract (and can stop him doing those events without them).

[@Bronzelizard02]

I think they’re scared another organization could take their biggest star so they’re just shelving him until he can’t fight anymore

[@lancinekeita4823]

I'm starting to feel like you guys don't follow the news as closely as this channel puts on. Also, trusting Dana's word over a fighter's is crazy

[@Radjhitoocool]

Class action lawsuit and tommy toehold keep this channel real tbh

[@JJReviews]

Dude lost 3 of his last 4 and lost a boxing match before. He drinks every day on his yacht and even said he isnt motivated these days. He always says he is coming back and then changes his mind. I think the UFC is done with his games and have moved on.

[@simonlynch5191]

The UFC wants Conor to sign a contract and he just wants to fight it out which they won't let happen. But the UFC have to offer each fighter at least one fight per year otherwise they get paid they're purse so unless UFC are willing to pay McGregor millions for nothing, he'll be gone from them in 2 years.

[@adogg9782]

Connor wants a main event ppv and ufc won't book anon title fight as main of a big ppv

[@RMILLSMMA]

I watched the True Geordie video on this and for the first time ever I felt bad for Conor.

[@JMRSplatt]

Quite the coincidental MMA on point release. Just moments later they announced a return. .. yeah no concrete date yet.. but kind of funny.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

The simplest explanation is usually the correct one. And there’s a couple simpler than,”Conor sez noooo.”. Either it’s Dana’s looking to hand Conor what they both know will be a L, or (and this is way more likely) Conor wants more than Dana’s willing to pay/Dana wants to pay less than Conor’s willing to fight for. I’m think Dana’s lowballing, coz we have Uncle Shill out here tryna sell the idea that only title fights get to headline PPVs.

[@CYMotorsport]

I don’t understand where this idea has come from that he’s going to make a boatload of cash elsewhere. Let’s say he fights out his contract. Do you really think he wins both ? Honestly? And the real rub is he’s in the same dilemma GGG found himself in. Same as Lomachenko and even Rigondeaux as well - the latter two for different reasons mind you. He can’t just fight bums that are easy send offs . While Donald was no cake walk, imo he’s going to have to return at a higher level than that given his brand and the superstar he’s trying to portray. If he goes out and fights someone unranked it’s not going to sell and there goes that exit plan. But anyone that can sell it’s debatable if he can win . It’ll have to be very unique fights where his stock won’t plummet with a loss but still sell. I’m picturing Nate then Colby or something . But to maintain this premium tag he’s got he’s got to extend it through two fights. I don’t think that’s easy as you’re making it seem like

[@camrynnekevany1664]

Conor is under contractual obligation to compete in 2 more fights. He can't just back out and go and enjoy he's life as much as we think he wants to. He is pushing to get these 2 fights out of the way so he can break free and do his own thing, Dana knowing this is stalling as much as possible in hopes that he can either have Connor commit to a new contract, or make Conor lose interest in fighting at all so Dana can take Conor to court and sue him for not abiding to his contractual obligations. He is trying to squeeze Conor for all he is worth while he can - money is the root of all evil.

[@Dukestboy96]

Never thought id see the day where the UFC are mistreating Conor of all people. Truly goes to show there are no friends in business. As if the man didn't propel the whole sport forward let alone just the UFC

[@Fxrris]

Just as u post it. Conor says all systems go😂😂

[@lawnprinter300]

Him and Dana been saying that for over a year lol

[@RL-xo1eu]

Did they announce something?

[@Fxrris]

@@RL-xo1eu conor basically said it’s happening the ufc has said it’s happening but the date hasn’t been announced yet

[@shaunbauer78]

​@@FxrrisAre you just trolling us?? I checked Facebook and Twitter and didn't see anything posted from ufc of mcgregor

[@nigerianprincewithaids]

@@Fxrrisso the same thing they’ve been saying for a year

[@joet81]

Connor is probably still pissing hot and he and the UFC haven't got their narrative straight. I don't believe that the UFC would want to prolong this at all and I think that they would have had him in the octagon if they could have already

[@michaelhoffman2011]

I think chael is also correct, it is hard to put conor as the main event with his current record. Or if you do put him as the main event would you put championship fights after him.

[@zhan2231]

love this combo. you three together and you know its going to be fire!

[@chasemef1]

Connor hasn’t been good for the better part of a decade but I don’t think people are ready for that conversation

[@donovanware2200]

The UFC is holding Conor out because he more than likely wants to fight out his contract and leave. As far as next fight I think Fiziev or Chandler make sense at 155. Could do Burns or Jack D at 170. All respectable and winnable fights

[@boogitywoogity248]

I think the obvious answer for the UFC’s behavior is that Connor was the old Lion they brought in to die to Khabib, khabib held up his end, and then retired which left their jungle with no king. I think it’s genuine personal beef, Mcgregor by still being famous and around doesn’t let them move on, but every fight they could put on will draw negative press, and especially with Connor’s training and what not being a little suspect. I think it’s similar to what Ngannou did to heavyweight, but with no Jon bones jones to step in and be the lion again. The ufc needs this old lion around because they don’t have a young one, the young one they did have won the match and abdicated the throne. And I think what they don’t want is to let Connor walk, and have him be putting on a bigger show than the division he really made famous, which, if we’re honest, whatever he did would be bigger. So I think they’re running out the clock like an NFL game waiting on their young pups to grow.

[@joshuab3715]

They need him on the roster for their streaming negotiations.

[@MrBodies07]

This was such a fucking bizarre chat 😂 There's a clear pattern here. Multiple fighters have had this experience...

[@Todaymma]

2 reasons that they aren’t booking his fight. 1. The UFC have made record profits without him this year, so he’s not the priority right now. 2. They are holding him in his contract so that he doesn’t leave until he’s 100% over the hill.

[@danjohnson2914]

Love this format guys

[@davidasher22]

Maybe after the USADA debacle he decided to wait. And it probably didn’t make sense to fight right before the movie because it would have been bad for publicity had lost right before the film came out. Just a thought…

[@charlieyielding]

I think Occam’s razor is that it’s less than six months out since USADA left the scene and they will blow the lid off if they even talk about booking him before the first of June. The UFC can’t have that kind of doping scandal after USADA noped out in January. I would imagine later this year something will get booked at 170….or more

[@mwboutdoor4239]

He said it at the fury v ngannou fight he wants an easier opponent for his come back

[@albertoamoruso7711]

It's not about the UFC beong corrupt, it's about the UFC not wanting to let Conor McGregor go. Same thing with Francis Ngannou, Nate Diaz, etc.

[@gerardoalfredorivas4707]

I’ve been saying for a long time when Conor comes back the numbers will shock how much they under perform

[@freelance759]

My American brother is making a lot of good points. I kinda just assumed Conor’s side since the UFC has engaged in some shady business practices plenty of times in the past, but the Occam’s razor argument made me change my mind. Plus, Conor has been open about losing interest and not training as hard, which actually lines up with what Dana said. I get the angle of “UFC wants Conor to re-sign first,” but Conor has been incredibly loyal and it makes no sense why the UFC would be worried about losing him to other promotions. Especially when Conor’s had a big chunk of his athletic prime wasted the past 3 years.

[@georgesst-pierre6596]

Come on now, you guys are behind the curve here - everyone can see they are trying to ice Conor as long as they can to force him into negotiating a new deal. The fact you guys are still "wondering" which side is lying is beyond me, it's clear as day!!!

[@krzysztofbinek4339]

Guys, what the hell are you even talking about? Don't you see what's really going on? Just listen to what True Geordie said in his recent video about Mcgregor situation because he's on point there. Cheers!

[@HollywoodAJ]

Yall make this as Conor literally announced his comeback

[@OmnipotentSpud]

It's Chack Liddell. Get it straight.

[@Tetratronic]

It's very simple, and I'm not sure why more people don't understand this: The UFC will NEVER allow any single one fighter to be "bigger" than the UFC, as in, hold them hostage. They made that mistake with TIto Ortiz, and will never repeat it. A fighter could earn them a billion dolalrs, but they'll never ever EVER rely on any one single person. The'yre a machine.

[@pimpwalkin1]

Conor announced he’s fighting in June…

[@elizabethgeorge168]

I didn't realize ppl still believed a word he said 😂

[@jotarokujo7955]

his dog in his backyard