Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/a><\/p>\nREAD MORE: Tom Aspinall makes X-rated point about Dana White vs Eddie Hearn feud<\/span><\/span>READ MORE: Dana White issues instant response to Eddie Hearn signing Tom Aspinall<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n“(I said) no problem (and they said) maybe we’re going to leave Chandler. I do like Chandler. I have been preparing for him for the last two years. I feel a bit weird; he deserves to go after the waiting and it would be a great fight. It gets me back in there but you know they feared off it. You know I’m not going to I’m not going to be too picky. I have to get back. I’m eager to get back. I’ve been out and love myself. So I’m sorry Chandler, it is what it is.”<\/p>\n
McGregor also confirmed he will return to the cage at welterweight. “I’m going to do 170,” he added. “As you know I’m a big boy. A lot bigger than before. (They said), ‘We’re going to offer you this opponent’. Yes, no problem.,I accept day after day after day. That’s a great matchup is all you ever hear about out of me, and no contract came. I’m still here in this limbo. I know Audi, my manager, is out there in Las Vegas on Monday for a face-to-face meeting. I hope a respectable offer comes through.”<\/p>\n
The White House card could now be headlined by Jon Jones’ return to the cage, potentially against former middleweight and light-heavyweight world champion Alex Pereira who relinquished his 205lb belt last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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