CONOR MCGREGOR cast a long shadow at UFC 197 in Rio.
The Dubliner sat cageside while Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes fought out one of the bouts of the year.
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Fellow featherweight division contenders Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar would be forgiven for thinking that the much-hyped McGregor has talked himself into a title fight position.
Swanson has previously stated that he’s been promised the next cut off Aldo and his belt while McGregor has been pencilled in for a Boston showdown with Denis Siver in Jaunary.
Yesterday, the UFC chief Dana White played down McGregor’s immediate chances of landing a title shot and told Swanson and Edgar to concentrate on their 22 November fight in Austin, Texas.
“Especially with all the excitement in that division with Conor McGregor, Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar — that division is so exciting that people are talking about freaking Nik Lentz and Dennis Bermudez,” White said.
“I told Cub and Frankie, ‘Don’t worry about anything you hear with all the Conor McGregor talk and all the other stuff. You worry about Cub Swanson and you worry about Frankie Edgar.’” White said.
“Believe me, the fact that people are arguing over who should get a title shot in the 145-pound division isn’t a bad thing. It’s a good thing.”
Dana White tells Swanson and Edgar not to worry about Conor McGregor, plays down title talk
CONOR MCGREGOR cast a long shadow at UFC 197 in Rio.
The Dubliner sat cageside while Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes fought out one of the bouts of the year.
Fellow featherweight division contenders Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar would be forgiven for thinking that the much-hyped McGregor has talked himself into a title fight position.
Swanson has previously stated that he’s been promised the next cut off Aldo and his belt while McGregor has been pencilled in for a Boston showdown with Denis Siver in Jaunary.
Yesterday, the UFC chief Dana White played down McGregor’s immediate chances of landing a title shot and told Swanson and Edgar to concentrate on their 22 November fight in Austin, Texas.
“Especially with all the excitement in that division with Conor McGregor, Cub Swanson and Frankie Edgar — that division is so exciting that people are talking about freaking Nik Lentz and Dennis Bermudez,” White said.
“I told Cub and Frankie, ‘Don’t worry about anything you hear with all the Conor McGregor talk and all the other stuff. You worry about Cub Swanson and you worry about Frankie Edgar.’” White said.
“Believe me, the fact that people are arguing over who should get a title shot in the 145-pound division isn’t a bad thing. It’s a good thing.”
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