Regardless of venting his frustration on a couple of event, Conor McGregor insists that there isn’t a beef between himself and the UFC.
Throughout a current interview with ESPN’s Marc Raimondi, the previous two-division champion revealed that his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sports activities historical past” is about to go down this summer time. The information was a welcome change for struggle followers after the previous couple of months have seen McGregor tear into his employer on a couple of event, accusing them of dragging their toes in terms of locking down a return date.
Increasing on his feedback throughout Tuesday’s episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, McGregor made it clear that there isn’t a rigidity between himself and the UFC, regardless of what the tabloids usually declare.
“Folks need to make a beef with it,” McGregor stated. “There’s no beef. I’m completely satisfied the place I’m at and I’m delighted the place I’m at. Let’s go. I really feel I’m in a fantastic place.”
Conor McGregor addresses his contract standing with the uFC
With that stated, McGregor made it clear that his future with the promotion is undeniably unsure. At this level, the Irishman is believed to have not more than two fights left on his contract.
As a lot as he’d love to stick with the UFC, McGregor will not be positive if the promotion can provide him something, from a monetary perspective, that will entice him to remain on board.
“There’s been no talks, not an iota of a chat,” McGregor stated of his contract standing. “Normally Lorenzo [Fertitta, former UFC co-owner] would have had one thing tasty on my plate some time in the past. Lorenzo would have re-signed me two fights in the past. There’s no talks. Perhaps I simply don’t know. I do know they know I’m up [for renewal] however what manner do you strategy it? I’m a billionaire, I’m Mr. B, Mr. Coupla-Bs. In what manner do you come to me to maintain me tight? I might simply trip the wave after which I dunno after that.”
Making his promotional debut in 2013, McGregor has 14 complete fights contained in the Octagon, going 10-4 within the course of. His most notable victories got here in opposition to Jose Aldo to win the UFC featherweight title at UFC 194 and a win in opposition to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205, changing into the first-ever simultaneous two-division champion in promotional historical past.
McGregor is accountable for eight of the ten highest-grossing pay-per-views in UFC historical past with the highest earner being his intense conflict with UFC Corridor of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. It’s the first and solely PPV occasion to eclipse two million buys in its 30+ 12 months historical past.
“That’s my catalog, my library,” McGregor continued. “The UFC is what made me, and gave me this, I like the corporate with all my being. It’s the perfect, most iconic preventing group that’s ever been, and I’m throughout it and I f*cking love that. I like each fighter, each card, each present, and everybody backstage. I’d love to hold it on. I hope.”
