UFC News: Conor McGregor’s stunning demand, GSP sidelined, big Diaz claim
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Georges St-Pierre speaks at the UFC 217 open workouts
One of Conor McGregor’s demands for his new UFC contract is that he only appears on cards which don’t feature fighters who earn pay-per-view points, according to UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
“From what I hear, if he’s on the card, he doesn’t want any pay-per-view grossing fighters on the card with him,” Woodley said during an appearance on MMAjunkie Radio.
“Because he doesn’t want to feed us anymore, which I can respect. The dude is the draw. You can hate all you want, but he’s the draw. He’s that dude right now.”
They (St-Pierre's team) called me yesterday and I think it’s out that he has colitis
Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White has revealed that Georges St-Pierre will be sidelined for a while with colitis.
“They (St-Pierre's team) called me yesterday and I think it’s out that he has colitis,” White told MMAjunkie. “So he’s out for a minute.”
Conor McGregor challenges press as he leaves court
And finally, White has claimed that Nate Diaz has turned down multiple fight offers from the promotion.
“Nate Diaz turned down a fight with everybody on the roster,” the UFC chief said. “We’ve been offering him fights for (a long time). When was the last time he fought? A year-and-a-half-ago?
Nate Diaz has allegedly turned down multiple fight offers
“For a year-and-a-half we’ve been offering him fights. As a promoter, we have to offer him fights.
“Because we’re supposed to give him three fights a year. So we continuously offer him fights and he continuously turns them down.”