Dana White Casts Doubt On Conor McGregor’s Return Because McGregor Is Making A Ton Of Money Outside Of The UFC

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Conor McGregor’s return looks more doubtful by the day.

Last week, UFC CEO Dana White told Pat McAfee that he was hoping to finalize McGregor vs Michael Chandler for the fall, over a year after the fight was initially teased.

“Hopefully this year. There is no date. I’m hoping for the fall. [Hopefully] we get it done in the fall.”

After Saturday night’s UFC 298 event, White told reporters he wasn’t when McGregor would return because he’s rich and “money complicates things.”

“Conor McGregor doesn’t need money,” Conor McGregor has a lot of money. Any time we get Conor, we’ll be thrilled when he comes and fights. Money complicates a lot of things. He just filmed a movie. He’s gotta do the press for the movie and he’s got obligations with that. He does wanna fight this year but we’ll see what happens.”

Chandler appears to have reacted to White’s comments by posting a workout video on social media.