Conor McGregor claims UFC ‘Ignored’ proposed dates, lost out on millions of PPV buys


Conor McGregor claims UFC ‘Ignored’ proposed dates, lost out on millions of PPV buys

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 18: Conor McGregor waits for the start of his welterweight bout against Donald Cerrone during UFC246 at T-Mobile Arena on January 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Steve Marcus/Getty Images/AFP

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Conor McGregor is claiming that the UFC lost out on a lot of money because they wouldn’t book him. UFC turned down 3 dates he put forward to fight on in 2020. McGregor wanted to fight 4 times in 2020 and says both he and the UFC lost out on millions of PPV buys as a result of him not doing so.

McGregor returned at UFC 246 this January when he defeated Donald Cerrone by stoppage in just 40-seconds. McGregor came out of that fight unscathed and was eager to rack up several fights in the calendar year, including a rematch against the now-retired Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Ignored three times, says Mcgregor

McGregor said his plan was to fight four times in 2020 to his fans on Twitter.

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After being ignored on the 3 dates I put forward. (3 consecutive dates I might add! Would have had me at 4 fights this calendar year) Followed then by being sidelined because no crowds in attendance, I said f**k this and bounced. 4 fights this era = 6mill PPV buys. How much lost?,” McGregor tweeted.

The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion revealed in June that he was (again) retired from fighting.

McGregor’s retirement always seemed sudden and out of the blue, so it wasn’t surprising that a few months later the Irishman challenged Dustin Poirier to an exhibition sparring match for charity, a bout that would have no affiliation with the UFC.

UFC president Dana White said the rematch between McGregor and Poirier was a “done deal”, but Poirier has told the promotion to send him the right contract and “stop playing games.” McGregor is supposed to fight Dustin Poirier on January 23, 2021.

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