Conor McGregor receives stark warning ahead of return as coach outlines post-UFC 246 plans
Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on January 18.
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Conor McGregor receives warning from Kamaru Usman
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has warned Conor McGregor to forget about fighting him for the welterweight title, insisting he’d “hurt” the former featherweight and lightweight king. “He must want to die,” Usman told TMZ. “I mean, what?! He must want to die.
“This is not ’45, ’55. You saw what Khabib [Nurmagomedov] did to him.
"Oh my god, it wouldn’t even be fair if I fought Conor.
“Much respect to Conor for what he’s done for this sport and transcended it. [But] nah, this is not what you want.
“Just sit down little man, sit down. Learn to walk before you can run because I would hurt that [Conor McGregor] guy.”
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I would hurt that [Conor McGregor] guy
Conor McGregor’s post UFC 246 plans revealed
SBG Ireland Charlestown coach Owen Roddy has revealed McGregor is indeed targeting fights with Jorge Masvidal and Khabib Nurmagomedov after his UFC 246 showdown with Donald Cerrone.
“That’s the plan,” Roddy said during an appearance MMA Fighting’s Eurobash podcast. “That’s what he wants to do and there’s one thing I always say: when Conor says he wants to do something, if anyone is going to do it, he can.
“But, let’s not look past Cerrone. He’s a tricky opponent and he’s a veteran with tricks up his sleeve.
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"But Conor going in there the way he looks now, he should do well.”
Dana White defends potential Conor McGregor rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC president Dana White has defended his stance on Conor McGregor potentially rematching Khabib Nurmagomeodv should he defeat Cerrone next month.
"He's absolutely not being overlooked," White said of Justin Gaethje, who branded a potential rematch between McGregor and Nurmagomedov a crock of ’s**t’. "And Justin Gaethje knows what's going on.
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"We've talked behind the scenes. He knows what's up.
"And realistically, Conor wanted to come right back and rematch Khabib.
"But we said that's not going to work. Tony [Ferguson] deserves the shot.
"So Conor is going to have to fight another fight before that and he's going to get the shot."