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Dana White Reveals Text Messages from Vince McMahon About Conor McGregor

On Thursday, UFC President Dana White shot down rumors that Conor McGregor was in negotiations to appear at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans.
Appearing on Good Day New York (h/t Corey Jacobs of WrestlingNews.co), White said he texted WWE Chairm…

On Thursday, UFC President Dana White shot down rumors that Conor McGregor was in negotiations to appear at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans.

Appearing on Good Day New York (h/t Corey Jacobs of WrestlingNews.co), White said he texted WWE Chairman Vince McMahon before the show, and McMahon responded, “News to me,” regarding the rumors.

White said McMahon also texted, “It might be good someday but not now,” in reference to McGregor making a WWE appearance.

On Wednesday, Adam Higgins of the UK Sun reported that McGregor was “close” to a deal with WWE to appear and potentially wrestle at WrestleMania 34.

Higgins cited a source close to McGregor who said the following:

“Conor is a huge wrestling fan. His entire persona on stage he has developed from watching performers like Ric Flair and The Rock. … These are the top dogs at self-promotion and trash talk. He watched these guys when he was younger. … This is something he’s always wanted to do. … The WWE guys have asked him to do shows before with them but the timing was never really right. …But this time it looks like a deal is going to be locked into place.”

The 29-year-old McGregor is the current UFC lightweight champion, and his star is arguably brighter than ever before after he lasted 10 rounds in a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in August before losing by technical knockout.

He is among the most charismatic figures in sports or entertainment, which would make him an ideal fit in the world of WWE.

There is already a history of crossover between UFC and WWE, as Ronda Rousey appeared at WrestleMania 31 and got physical as she and The Rock took out Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.

That has led to speculation about Rousey joining WWE, especially now that her UFC career is in question.

Also, Brock Lesnar competed for UFC last year at UFC 200 despite being under contract with WWE at the time.

The fact that there appears to be some type of working relationship between WWE and UFC bodes well for a potential McGregor appearance in WWE down the road, but UFC needs its biggest draw back in the Octagon after his decision to dabble in boxing.

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Kevin Lee Says He Didn’t Know Where He Was During UFC 216 Weight Cut

UFC lightweight Kevin Lee divulged Wednesday that his weight-cutting efforts prior to UFC 216 took a significant toll on him.
Speaking on Chael Sonnen’s You’re Welcome podcast (h/t Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting), Lee said he was out of it while …

UFC lightweight Kevin Lee divulged Wednesday that his weight-cutting efforts prior to UFC 216 took a significant toll on him.

Speaking on Chael Sonnen’s You’re Welcome podcast (h/t Jed Meshew of MMA Fighting), Lee said he was out of it while trying to get under the limit:

“That last hour that I had to cut that extra pound, I don’t even know how I got it off. I don’t know where I was. Your mind just doesn’t want to work when you’re in those kind of states. … Like I said, I don’t even remember much. I don’t really know. I was kind of out of it and I just left it up to my coaches and they got the job done.”

Lee went on to lose to Tony Ferguson by submission in the third round via triangle choke.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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Dana White Says WWE Didn’t Want Brock Lesnar to Fight in UFC Under Contract

UFC President Dana White said on a recent episode of ESPN’s Dan Le Batard Show that WWE would not allow Brock Lesnar to fight again in the UFC while under contract with WWE.
During the interview (h/t Damon Martin of MMA Weekly), White sa…

UFC President Dana White said on a recent episode of ESPN’s Dan Le Batard Show that WWE would not allow Brock Lesnar to fight again in the UFC while under contract with WWE.

During the interview (h/t Damon Martin of MMA Weekly), White said WWE had no interest in letting Lesnar compete for UFC again after previously allowing him to in 2016: “Lesnar was still under contract with WWE till next August. Who knows what would have happened. I don’t count my chickens anymore, I’ll tell you that. … They didn’t want to do that again. You saw what happened last time he was under contract and it doesn’t look good for anybody.”

Lesnar fought and defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200 while still under contract with WWE, but it was later changed to a no contest when Lesnar tested positive for anti-estrogen agent hydroxy-clomiphene.

That resulted in Lesnar getting suspended from MMA competition for one year by the USADA.

Despite that, rumors emerged regarding a potential bout between Lesnar and Jon “Bones” Jones after Jones and Lesnar called each other out publicly.

Jones failed another drug test in August, however, squashing any possibility of a big-money fight with WWE’s Universal champion in the near future.

If White’s information is correct, the 40-year-old Lesnar will remain under contract leading up to next year’s SummerSlam in August 2018.

There has been talk of WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans potentially being his final match, but White’s comments would seem to suggest there will be other matches beyond that.

Another UFC fight may not be in the cards, and if it is, all signs point toward it occurring after Lesnar decides to end his WWE career.