Conor McGregor receives message from Ferguson, Dana White KO's rumour, Till's call out
CONOR MCGREGOR - Express Sport brings you the latest news on the UFC's lightweight champion.
Conor McGregor hits the pads during a recent open workout
UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has revealed he's hopeful of having his proposed 155lbs title unification bout with Conor McGregor take place in March or April.
"I asked Doc if he could make my elbows any more sharper," Ferguson said in an Instagram post.
"Well ... [with] a wink and a nod it was done!!! T'was a very minor surgery and now getting ready to unify my belt with McNuggets in the first [quarter] of the year (March - April), as recovery is going great!!! #DefendorVacate.”
If that’s true, I will be suing Manny Pacquiao and whoever is representing him
Meanwhile, UFC president Dana White has poured cold water on talk of McGregor boxing Manny Pacquiao.
“That would be weird, because (McGregor’s) under contract with us,” White told MMAjunkie.
“If that’s true, I will be suing Manny Pacquiao and whoever is representing him.”
First look at Conor McGregor's feature film "Notorious"
And finally, UFC welterweight contender Darren Till has revealed he'd love to be the man to "shut up" ‘The Notorious’ once and for all.
“Beyond that, there’s another fella I’d love to get inside the Octagon with,” he said.
Conor McGregor, UFC lightweight champion
“An Irish boy called McGregor who talks a lot.
“If Conor is ever stupid enough to come back up to 170, I’ll be waiting and only too happy to shut him up once and for all.”