White wants to see McGregor return in summer

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Now that Conor McGregor is cleared to fight for April, UFC president Dana White would like to see the former featherweight and lightweight champion return to the Octagon as early as summer.

As far as an opponent goes, White would like to see McGregor lock horns with fan favorite Donald Cerrone, who has bantered back-and-forth with ‘The Notorious’ over the last few weeks on social media.

According to White, both fighters have ‘earned’ the match-up.

“Those two want to fight each other, they’ve both earned it,” White told MMAjunkie following the UFC 234 pre-fight press conference in Australia. “‘Cowboy’s’ fought anybody we’ve ever put against him. We throw this young killer…


White wants to see McGregor return in summer, says Cerrone has ‘earned’ fight

 

[Wild]

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[Tiiimmmaaayyy]

Cowboy is no dummy. He will take him down and strangle him inside of 2 rounds.

 

[Freeloading Rusty]

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What a joke the UFC has turned into.

 

[BrunoMcGyver]

Interim title? All because Khabib won’t be back for a couple months? Hahahahahahahaha

 

[Papi Chingon]

Interim title?

You're damn right!

 

[Jesus X]

conor might get arrested for throwing a bus at a school bus before the summer.

 

[RaginCajun]

 

[Robbie Hart]

Cerrone just needs to keep his head in check and practice fighting backwards all camp....nothing else because that’s where he’s gonna be the whole fight until he pops Connie

 

[BenAskrensStrikingcoach]

Interim title?

Thats a joke, McGregor or Cowboy have earned no shot, Ferguson deserves it x10.

 

[JerryCranberry]

This would be the worst case for an interim title ever.

 

[jimmy boogaloo]

great fight, not for a title though surely lol

 

[Papi Chingon]

Interim title?

Thats a joke, McGregor or Cowboy have earned no shot, Ferguson deserves it x10.

Logic is for legitimate sports organizations.

 

[BenAskrensStrikingcoach]

Logic is for legitimate sports organizations.

Its getting ridiculous at this stage.

The retarded fans are dictating the companys decisions these days.

I fucking hate it.

 

[Papi Chingon]

Its getting ridiculous at this stage.

The retarded fans are dictating the companys decisions these days.

I fucking hate it.

I don't know of any fans asking for interim titles.

 

[member 3289]

I don't know of any fans asking for interim titles.

I'm asking for this

 

[BenAskrensStrikingcoach]

I don't know of any fans asking for interim titles.

Fuck that, the hardcore fans know the truth, the retards lap that shit up.

 

[Muridae83]

You get a belt and you get a belt, everyone gets a belt wohooo!

 

[Wild]

Interim title?

Thats a joke, McGregor or Cowboy have earned no shot, Ferguson deserves it x10.

This. Interim title, if Khabib is going to fight this fall, is ridiculous.

 

[so long]

Why 'beat the man to be the man', when you can be the 'interim-man'...

 

[BenAskrensStrikingcoach]

This. Interim title, if Khabib is going to fight this fall, is ridiculous.

Exactly, never mind the fact there is a current champion, fair enough he is serving a suspension but he is active and will most likely fight this year.

 

[Thuglife13]

Interim belts are fake and gay but ain't nobody got time to wait for Shish Khabib to Shish Khabib...

 

[jason73]

Conor will tell dana he wants to fight in november and dana will lap at his balls.there will be no mention of 13 months being too long between fights.conor could say he wont come back for 3 more years and dana will say yes sir