Dana White planned to relaunch TUF with McGregor and Khabib but claims 'Conor blew that’

A few weeks ago, UFC president Dana White claimed that promotion is doing some “fun stuff” for Cor McGregor in 2021, but because of recent back-and-forth between two, it appears those plans are w off table. Cor McGregor recently shared some screenshots of private chats he had with Dana White on Instagram, which UFC president called a “dirty” move. McGregor n answered back by calling Dana White a “liar”, teasing that everything is t “ok” between duo.  

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Cor McGregor Instagram: Dana White reveals plan he had for Cor McGregor

In a recent interview with Barstool Sports, Dana White said that promotion had planned for Cor McGregor to coach upcoming season of TUF ( Ultimate Fighter) with his biggest foe, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Dana White was t on board with idea at first, considering history between two fighters, but he was shocked when both Cor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov agreed to work toger. However, idea fell through after Eagle pulled out, citing McGregor’s recent attempt to undermine UFC boss.

“He (Khabib) was going to do it until Cor did all of this (), I almost had it. We were going to do ‘ Ultimate Fighter’ on ESPN and () do rematch. But you kw, Cor blew that. … Yeah, Khabib said () him,” White added.

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What’s next for McGregor and Khabib?

Cor McGregor returned to UFC in January 2020 where he defeated Donald Cerrone in under 40 seconds at UFC 246. After that, Cor McGregor retired from sport for third time, claiming that game doesn’t excite him anymore. Recently, Cor McGregor anunced that he’ll be making his MMA return for a charity event against Dustin Poirier on December 2020.

However, fight will t take place under Dana White's ambit or UFC. Instead, former champions will clash under McGregor's very own McGregor Sports & Entertainment banner. After that, Cor McGregor will lock horns with boxing legend Manny Pacquiao in ar charity event.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov, on or hand, is scheduled to make his UFC return in UFC 254 which is scheduled to take on October 24 at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. undefeated lightweight champion will fight interim champion Justin Gaethje in a title unification bout. match is a highly-anticipated one as both fighters are on an incredible run and Dana White had earlier claimed that Justin Gaethje “is most dangerous type of fighter for Khabib Nurmagomedov.”

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Im Source: AP