Joe Rogan offers a reason that he thinks a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone may not happen. This has been a fight that many fans have expressed interest in seeing. While McGregor and Cerrone have hinted at it, UFC President Dana White has made it known that it’s not a done deal.
Just last month, the former lightweight title contender teased the possible dates in a recent photo shared on his Instagram account. He captioned it with, “April 13 or July 6th.” Then he would follow it up with July 6th as the likely confirmed date.
The longtime UFC color commentator talked about this fight between Cerrone and the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion. This talk came about on his most recent podcast with former UFC star Brendan Schaub.
According to Rogan, the problem come down to the position of the card as he’s heard the UFC wanted to place them in the co-main event.
“They were trying to do ‘Cowboy’ versus Conor and apparently the sticking point was that it was going to be a co-main event,” Rogan said (H/T to MMANews). “I think the idea is that they have to have world titles as
“I think he’s only interested in big fights,” Rogan said. “Like things that excite him now because he’s got so much money and so much success. It’s just one of those things.”
If this is true that the UFC wanted to put their biggest star and PPV draw in a co-headlining role is surprising. It’s also hard to believe. Time will tell whether this fight actually gets booked.
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