” Listen, Ive had individuals blowing me up left and right,” White stated. This is some male code stuff, you understand?
A day after McGregor dripped previously private direct message discussions the 2 had in early 2020, MMA Junkie asked White his ideas at the UFC 253 post-fight press conference.
” We were just speaking about Diego Sanchez,” White said, soon after talking about just how much regard he had for the only remaining “TUF 1” alumnus on the UFC roster. “Diego Sanchez is in there in a private conversation I was having with Conor. When youre the No. 2 or 3 ranked guy in the world and youre telling me you desire to fight however you wish to fight unranked, 39-year-old Diego Sanchez in a centerpiece in Los Angeles– no.”
McGregors screenshots were written in an attempt to prove he was able and prepared to combat earlier this year. The texts showed McGregor discussing prospective a match versus Justin Gaethje along with functioning as a fill-in fighter for the then-scheduled UFC light-weight title battle in between champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.
The talked about topic that apparently troubled White the most, nevertheless, was long time UFC fighter Diego Sanchez. In the discussion, White had rejected McGregors demand to eliminate Sanchez in a May centerpiece in Los Angeles, saying the UFC would lose its promoters license if it was reserved.
Take A Look At Dana Whites full UFC 253 post-fight news conference in the video above.
UFC 253 happened Saturday at Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The event stream on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+.
Sanchez combated Saturday and lost to Jake Matthews by consentaneous decision. Sanchez has actually gone 3-2 in his most recent five outings.
ABU DHABI– Dana White states Conor McGregor has actually breached the “guy code.”
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” Listen, Ive had individuals blowing me up left and right,” White said.” We were simply talking about Diego Sanchez,” White said, soon after discussing how much regard he had for the only staying “TUF 1” alumnus on the UFC roster. “Diego Sanchez is in there in a private discussion I was having with Conor. When youre the No. 2 or 3 ranked guy in the world and youre telling me you want to combat however you want to combat unranked, 39-year-old Diego Sanchez in a main event in Los Angeles– no.”
