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Is the UFC Still Pulling Conor McGregor Off UFC 200?

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TMZ put forward a report that said the UFC was cancelling the fight and also stated the following:




“Not only did UFC offer to fly Conor to every destination on a top-of-the-line private jet … but also offered to ship out every single piece of his gym equipment from Iceland to Vegas for this weekend’s media event so there wouldn’t be a kink in Conor’s training. We’re told McGregor was told his gym would be set up identically to his Iceland training center and it would all be ready to go the second he stepped off the plane. Still, McGregor refused to budge — and our sources tell us Conor was “shocked” when he was told the media obligations in Vegas were mandatory.”

Yup, this is apparently happening.

Yup, this is apparently happening.

If it sounds like TMZ is being fed information by the UFC, that’s probably because it is. The tabloid is a major player in sports journalism, but they also have a close working relationship. This disingenuously says that the UFC made every concession for Conor as if that would make up for the fact that he’d have to take a very long round-trip flight from Reykjavik to Las Vegas.

As for the fight cancellation…believe it when you see it. There isn’t a great replacement available and the UFC isn’t going to turn down all the money Conor brings unless it’s out of pure spite (which, of course, they have been known to do).


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