Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather 2 talk addressed by Dana White
UFC president Dana White has claimed the only way we’ll see a rematch between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr come to fruition is if the Olympian enters the MMA world.
“Obviously, the only way making that fight again makes any sense is if he comes over to the Octagon,” White said during an appearance on UFC Tonight.
“We went over and boxed him, the UFC and Conor McGregor. And now it’s time for him to reciprocate and come fight in the Octagon.”
He added: “Floyd said leading up to the fight with Conor that he would do both. “So we’ll see what happens.”
Nate Diaz discusses his future
Nate Diaz has revealed he’s eager to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon in the summer.
“I’d like a good two or three-month camp,” Diaz told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto when a discussing a possible summer return to the UFC.
“We’ll figure it out. There’s definitely going to be something. I’m trying to fight.”
Dana White hits out at Tyron Woodley
White has dismissed UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s claim that he was offered a fight with Diaz.
“[Woodley’s] full of s**t,” White said during an appearance on UFC Tonight.
“That fight was never made, you couldn’t be more wrong, he couldn’t be more full of s**t, and it’s absolutely not true.
“It’s so not true that our lawyer hit him up today and said he needs to stop saying these kind of things, because it’s absolutely not true.”