While both fighters have acknowledged that they will be meeting up in the Octagon for a rubber match, Dana White isn’t interested in going with a third fight in a row between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
Following the successful UFC 202 pay-per-view in Las Vegas, Nevada this past Saturday night, the UFC President told ESPN the following about another potential immediate rematch between McGregor and Diaz.
“We’re definitely not doing this a third time right now,” White told, who scored the fight three rounds to two for McGregor on FS1. “I don’t think there’s anybody that doesn’t want to see this fight again, but Conor’s either going to go defend his title or give his title up and then we’ll figure out where to go from there.”
As far as McGregor’s reign as UFC Featherweight Champion is concerned, White said he will either have to give up the belt or defend it in his next Octagon appearance.
“Conor has to defend his title or make a decision to give it up or whatever he wants to do. I don’t know,” White said on SportsCenter on ESPN. “I gotta sit down and see what’s next.”
While many feel McGregor, who kills himself in cutting weight to make it down to the 145-pound featherweight limit, shouldn’t fight lower than 155 pounds, White apparently doesn’t agree.
When asked If he were McGregor which one he would do, the UFC President stated, “If I was Conor, I’d defend my title.”
H/T to MMAFighting.com for transcribing the above Dana White quotes from ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”