UFC President Dana White: Relationship with Conor McGregor ‘Isn’t Damaged At All’

Conor McGregor may have sent the Ultimate Fighting Championship scrambling in search of a new headliner for its bicentennial event with his Twitter retirement, but Dana White insists that he and “The Notorious” Irishman are still on good terms. “I swear to God I’m not mad even a little bit,” White said during an appearance on “The Herd” Wednesday. “I had a pretty smooth day yesterday. It’s UFC 200. It’s a massive fight. I’ve have 600 people on the roster who want to fight on this card. Believe me, when Conor went out, 10 other people called asking to go in. Plenty of people want to fight on this card; it’s going to be a massive event. It’s still a big fight. No, I’m not mad at all.” When McGregor dropped his “Catch ya’s later” bomb yesterday, speculation ran rampant regarding the UFC champion’s motives. While many still believe that, regardless of his reason, McGregor is pulling the strings in this standoff, White went on SportsCenter later on Tuesday to do some damage control. There he claimed that McGregor was “pulled” from the main event against Nate Diaz because he refused to fulfill his promotional obligations. White reiterated that claim on Wednesday, comparing the McGregor situation to when Nick Diaz skipped consecutive press conferences prior to a scheduled UFC 137 showdown against Georges St. Pierre. Diaz was removed from the title bout and replaced by Carlos Condit. Ultimately, St. Pierre got hurt and Diaz ended up headlining the card against original Condit opponent B.J. Penn. Still, a …

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