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Quote: Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather Don’t Actually Want To Fight

The chance of it actually happening was always next to nothing, but it seems like the prospect of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather bout just won’t seem to go away. It was close to being on the verge of gone, with Mayweather recently stating it was time to move on. However, McGregor brought the

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The chance of it actually happening was always next to nothing, but it seems like the prospect of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather bout just won’t seem to go away.

It was close to being on the verge of gone, with Mayweather recently stating it was time to move on. However, McGregor brought the ridiculous potential super fight up yet again at last week’s UFC 205 press conference, adding that he might move on to face ‘Money’ after he was done with Eddie Alvarez at the UFC’s massive event from New York City.

But UFC President Dana White isn’t buying that. The outspoken exec met up with TMZ Sports (transcribed by Bloody Elbow) to give his opinion that the fight was never happening, and the two don’t actually want to throw down:

In White’s opinion, the fact that the two combatants ruled different sports was one of the main factors of it not happening. And as expected, White deemed it a ruse for the sake of money:

TMZ: “They’ve been talking a lot about this McGregor/Mayweather thing. Do you still think it’s going to happen?”

White: “No. I never thought it was going to happen.”

TMZ: “You never thought it was going to happen?”

White: “No. Two totally different sports!”

White then moved on to remind people McGregor was currently under contract with the UFC, something that means a McGregor vs. Mayweather bout would be difficult to make happen even if the two superstars wanted it to:

TMZ: “Because McGregor and Mayweather seem to want to make it happen, badly.”

White: “They seem to want the money, probably! But I don’t know how bad they actually want to make that a reality. Listen, Conor’s under contract with me. We can start with kicks, punches, and elbows.”

McGregor is set to break his own pay-per-view records when he meets Alvarez at arguably the biggest MMA event of all time on November 12. If he beats “The Underground King” to earn a second UFC title, it’s anyone’s guess as to where ‘The Notorious’ will go next.

Just don’t count on him fighting Mayweather anytime soon, at least according to White.

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Dana White Hints At Huge News From Conor McGregor After UFC 205

Conor McGregor is headed for the biggest fight of his career when he meets Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden, but apparently there’s he’s going through some “personal stuff” which will be revealed after his bid to become the first concordant two-class weight class champ. And apparently

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Conor McGregor is headed for the biggest fight of his career when he meets Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden, but apparently there’s he’s going through some “personal stuff” which will be revealed after his bid to become the first concordant two-class weight class champ.

And apparently it’s going to be something quite surprising, as UFC President Dana White recently revealed on MMA Podcast (via Champions.co) that he wrestled with McGregor to vacate his featherweight belt, but other factors played into the decision:

“Listen, I battled this thing forever. [Holding onto both belts] is not fair to Jose Aldo, it’s not fair to Khabib and Max Holloway. So, believe me, I battled with this thing but there are … how can I say this? There are other circumstances involved in this that will be played out after the fight.”

“It’s something completely out of left field but it’s Conor’s business, it’s not mine, and I’ll let Conor announce it when he’s ready to.”

Just what that news may be is already being fervently thrown about the rumor mill as expected, with possibilities ranging from his long-rumored fight with Floyd Mayweather to him breaking up with longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin – and of course the other side of the coin involves a rumor that Devlin is pregnant.

It all’s nothing but rumor at this point, however, and it will supposedly be revealed right after what should be the biggest MMA event of all time in New York.

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Conor McGregor Earns Record-Setting Cash In 2016

Everyone already knew Conor McGregor is the highest-paid star in the UFC, but the numbers he’s claimed to earn this year -and his own valuation of his worth to his employers – are truly staggering numbers. ‘The Notorious’ set the MMA world on fire earlier this week at the UFC 205 press conference form The

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‘The Notorious’ set the MMA world on fire earlier this week at the UFC 205 press conference form The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, and not surprisingly, his record-setting paydays were at the center of his beloved trash talk.

With a potentially record-breaking lightweight championship bout against Eddie Alvarez scheduled for the main event of the UFC’s New York debut on November 12, McGregor plans to add another monstrous payday to the two already-huge hauls he gained for his electric rivalry with Nate Diaz, and at the presser, he revealed it would all add up to a massive payday never before heard of in MMA (via FOX Sports):

“By the time 2016 closes out, I’ll be closing in on $40 million. This is a $40 million dollar year for me. It’s been a damn good year.”

The same could certainly be said for the UFC as a whole, as the company recently sold to talent group WME-IMG for a record-setting $4.2 billion, the largest sale in sports history. Much of that number can be attributed to McGregor’s still-skyrocketing success rate, which brought him two of the top three pay-per-view numbers in UFC history in 2016, and it’s hardly a surprise that ‘The Notorious’ knows it.

When asked what he believed his valuation to the company was he responded with quite the exact number:

“$4.2 billion dollars,” McGregor said. “That’s what I’m worth to this company.”

A brash proclamation to be sure, but that’s what McGregor has long been known for by now. It’s also hard to argue wth his price tag, because as arguably the biggest star in MMA history, his value is limitless – evident by his calling the shots in keeping his never-defended featherweight title bout to hold up the division while fighting at welterweight and for the lightweight title.

Who can argue with him? Certainly not his bosses, who are enjoying the spoils of his record-setting numbers. McGregor’s making quite the sum himself, but according to him, he’s simply the “$4.2 billion-dollar man.”

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Pic: Did Conor McGregor Smoke A Joint In NYC?

Conor McGregor made it clear that he loves New York during yesterday’s UFC 205 press conference from Madison Square Garden, but he may be enjoying it a bit TOO much heading into his lightweight title fight against Eddie Alvarez in the main event of the UFC’s New York debut on November 12. That is, if

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Conor McGregor made it clear that he loves New York during yesterday’s UFC 205 press conference from Madison Square Garden, but he may be enjoying it a bit TOO much heading into his lightweight title fight against Eddie Alvarez in the main event of the UFC’s New York debut on November 12.

That is, if the burning cigarette he’s holding in this photo of him partying in NYC last night is actually a joint. McGregor posted the following photo on Instagram earlier today, and from the look of things, he”s living it up in a big way. The truth of the matter remains unknown, but it’s going to be something that USADA most certainly takes note of nonetheless.

In the meantime, check out the photo and decide for yourself:

We run New York

A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Sep 28, 2016 at 7:02am PDT

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Conor McGregor: You’re Gonna Need An Army To Take Those Belts From Me

Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez got the fireworks started in style at today’s (Tues., September 27, 2016) pre-fight presser from The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Heading into their main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York City.McGregor not surprisingly flaunted his wealth for his last fight with Nate Diaz at August’s UFC 202, where

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Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez got the fireworks started in style at today’s (Tues., September 27, 2016) pre-fight presser from The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Heading into their main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York City.McGregor not surprisingly flaunted his wealth for his last fight with Nate Diaz at August’s UFC 202, where a new UFC PPV record was reportedly set. McGregor claimed to have made $25 million for the fight, but he deemed his champion vs. champion bout with Alvarez the “biggest fight of all time.”

That’s why he was surprised that Alvarez accepted it on the terms of his old contract, something “Mystic Mac” blasted for not re-negotiating before the monumental bout:

“He got it done by signing his last contract. He didn’t even negotiate new money for himself. Imagine that. Look at everybody up here. They’re all dressed like me, they’re all trying to talk like me, they’re all trying to be me. Everyone in the game wants this fight. This is the lottery fight. And this man took it on his last contract.

“Imagine that. Imagine getting the biggest fight in the history of the game, and saying, “Shut your mouth kid, you’re gettin’ paid what you got your last fight, and you’re lucky you’re even gettin’ that.” “Yes sir,” and sign it. That’s what happened.”

The topic of “The Notorious” holding on to a featherweight belt he has never defended has been a hotly discussed one today, and the issue was brought up during the presser.As for what McGregor plans to do should he defeat Alvarez, he proclaimed he wouldn’t give either belt up, and it would be hard to wrest one from his iron-clad grasp:

“I’m gonna wrap one on one shoulder, I’m gonna wrap one on the other shoulder, and you’re gonna need a f*****’ army to come and take those belts from me.”

With that established, the UFC’s most infamous wordsmith continued the verbal onslaught at his next opponent. After berating Alvarez’ payday for the historic card, McGregor suggested that “The Underground King” was just another name looking for a huge payday thanks to his name:

“He’s just another bum trying to sell some s***.”

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UFC 205 Press Conference Live Stream

Hot on the heels of last night’s announcement that featherweight champion Conor McGregor would face lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez in the main event of November 12’s UFC 205 from New York, the promotion gets the hype for the huge event rolling with an official pre-fight press conference from the Big Apple tonight. McGregor and Alvarez

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McGregor and Alvarez will join fellow title fight participants Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz in addition to other main card fighters like Chris Weidman, Yoel Romero, Donald Cerrone, and Kelvin Gastelum. Watch the presser streaming live at 6 p.m. EST here:

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