UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently caught up in a fight that not many people believe he can win. No, we aren’t talking about the impending rematch with the man that handed McGregor his first UFC loss, Nate Diaz, this opponent is far bigger and has a reach advantage over every single athlete on the roster. It’s the promotion itself, as ‘The Notorious’ has gone from a rough and ready Irish lad, then to a budding UFC star with turned out pockets, and in no time risen to the top of the featherweight division and beyond, to now facing the might of the UFC brass.
In a strange sequence of events McGregor briefly retired before being pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to attend his contractually obligated media responsibilities. His second fight with Diaz, who had finished McGregor in their first meeting at UFC 196, was put on ice while another battle ensued.
With both sides sticking to their guns, the McGregor vs. UFC saga became a battle for position, as the Irish star attempted to flex his social media muscle and do his best to divert attention from the promotion during this recent fight weekend. Rumours of a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather dominated headlines in the lead up to the UFCs epic Rotterdam card.
Once the man who could effortlessly sell pay-per-views by the millions, ‘The Notorious’ finds himself scalded by the UFC and left on the naughty step.
It just further illustrates the point that the UFC will never willingly allow a fighter to become bigger than the promotion itself, although the endless dollars they poured in to the McGregor project has ended up working against them now. Brendan Schaub recently said he ‘guarantees’ the UFC would sign McGregor out of his contract for a fight with Mayweather, but UFC commentator Joe Rogan doesn’t see it that black and white.
The full interview with Rogan is on the next page…
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