UFC has used Conor McGregor a fight against Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23, 2021– and according to UFC president Dana White, thats the date. Take it or leave it.
The promotion formally used McGregor the Jan. 23 battle versus Poirier late last month, shortly after McGregor proposed a charity exhibition match versus Poirier in December. Last week, McGregor revealed on social media that he had actually “accepted” UFCs offer however stated the battle needs to occur on among UFCs Nov. 21 or Dec. 12 pay televisions.
UFC 255 on Nov. 21 has 2 title fights booked, as does UFC 256 on Dec. 12. White said he is not prepared to reorganize the schedule to accommodate McGregors request.
” We used him a battle. We got him his own date,” White told ESPN. We have actually everything laid out for this year, with world champs battling for titles.
2 Related” Its a yes or no response.”
White said he does not know why McGregor is adamant he needs to combat before Jan. 23.
” I have no idea,” White stated.
UFC 255 features a male flyweight title bout in between Deiveson Figueiredo and Alex Perez and a female flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Jennifer Maia. UFC 256 will include dual-weight champ Amanda Nunes defending her featherweight title versus Megan Anderson and bantamweight champ Petr Yan versus Aljamain Sterling.
Asked whether there was any possibility UFC might move some of those battles around to satisfy McGregors timeline, White stated the company might not.
” Thats not how it works,” White said. Fighters have actually begun training for these fights. Conor came back and wants to combat Dustin, so we went out and got him his own date.
One twist in all of this is McGregor has actually expressed interest in boxing Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao, verifying on social networks recently that he is interested in dealing with Poirier because Poirier is a southpaw– like Pacquiao– with great boxing skills.
For his part, White stated he has no idea what is happening with a potential boxing match in between McGregor and Pacquiao.
” We offered him a battle. We got him his own date,” White informed ESPN. We have actually everything laid out for this year, with world champs combating for titles. Fighters have started training for these battles. Conor came back and wants to fight Dustin, so we went out and got him his own date.
