UFC News: Conor McGregor's warning from Dana White, Ferguson vs Khabib, GSP coach talks
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Tony Ferguson (R) will fight Khabib Nurmaomedov (L) at UFC 223
Conor McGregor receives warning from Dana White
UFC president Dana White has once again warned Conor McGregor that he could be stripped of his lightweight title.
"There are a lot of guys that I have to deal with every day who aren't worth the aggravation. This kid [McGregor] is worth the aggravation," White said during an appearance on the Toucher & Radio Show.
"I have so much respect for him, in what he's accomplished and what he's done.
“If he wants to ride off into the sunset with his money for the rest of his life then I don't blame him.
"But if he wants to come back and fight, we'll get him back in. He just can't hold the division hostage for almost two years."
That fight is going to happen
Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov booked
Interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 on April 7.
White announced the fight, which has failed to come to fruition a staggering three times, during his appearance on Toucher & Rich Show, saying: “That fight is going to happen. It will happen.”
UFC's Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestles a BEAR
Georges St-Pierre's coach talks Tyron Woodley fight
Georges St-Pierre's Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach John Danaher has dismissed the notion of the former two-time UFC welterweight champion being scared of fighting the division's current ruler, Tyron Woodley.
“I think Tyron Woodley is a great champion. I know he gets a lot of flak but that kid is talented. I think he’s very, very good," Danaher said during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
John Danaher is adamant Georges St-Pierre (pictured) isn't scared to fight Tyron Woodley
"I think people say that [GSP doesn’t want to fight Woodley] for reasons so they can motivate someone to fight. There’s a political aspect to it. I think both athletes have a deep respect for each other.
“Tyron Woodley’s a very, very difficult opponent to beat. People criticize his style but people don’t understand the difference between regular fighting and championship fighting. Championship fighting is about winning and losing and you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do to win. That’s the first consideration.
"It’s nice to impress the crowd, it’s nice to do this or that but ultimately it’s about what you are going to do to win, what you are going to do to beat the second-best guy in the world. That’s a difficult, difficult thing.”