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Dana White Shares Conversation He Had With Conor McGregor About Jorge Masvidal

Dana White Shares Conversation He Had With Conor McGregor About Jorge Masvidal

McGregor is set to return to the Octagon in January and is eyeing a fight against Masvidal.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Conor McGregor has told Dana White that he wants to fight UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal in a blockbuster clash in 2020.

The Irishman is slated to return to the famed octagon in January against Donald Cerrone, but he has set his sights on more than just his UFC 246 opponent.

Because according to the UFC president, McGregor is eyeing a mega-fight with Masvidal.

"Conor has told me he definitely wants a fight with Masvidal," White revealed in an interview with 101.6-FM in Washington, D.C. "So, we'll see what happens."

Masvidal is currently without an opponent after beating Nate Diaz at UFC 244 to claim the 'BMF' title. He has expressed his desire to fight McGregor, but he won't goad him into a fight.

"I'm not a bully, either," the Miami native explained. "I'm not going to be one of these cyber bullies. If you don't want to fight, I don't want to fight. If you want to fight, I'm licking my chops. Man, we're going shopping. We're going to do it big. You know what I'm saying? That dude don't want it."

Image: PA
Image: PA

Masvidal has claimed that a fight with Nick Diaz is in the works with a match-up against McGregor also on the cards.

"They're fighting for the spot to fight me. I'm the ticket at 170 pounds and I'm gonna go and get the biggest, best and toughest fights," he said.

"It's looking like we might fight Nick Diaz first next, it's looking like it might be Conor McGregor next. Obviously those fights come first because of the paycheques and everything it brings, while these guys [Usman and Covington] are settling the dust between the hugging championships.

"I got into the sport to separate myself from the pack and beat the crap out of guys. Those guys don't do what I do. I got three stoppages this year, they haven't done that their whole career. This is math speaking, this is not opinion. You can look it up."

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Topics: Conor Mcgregor, Khabib, UFC News, Fight News, UFC, MMA, Dana White

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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