Conor McGregor believes Dana White got a little carried away after UFC 309.
The MMA mogul spoke excitedly about a heavyweight unification fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall after 'Bones' knocked out Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.
Dana White believes the heavyweight bout could be the biggest fight in the UFC's 31-year history.
That's a label Conor McGregor currently wears after selling 2.4 million pay-per-views for a fight with longtime rival Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018.
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Dana White talks Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall
During a post-fight UFC 309 press conference, White raved about Jon Jones and a potential scandal with Tom Aspinall, who has been relentlessly calling him out all year.
Despite Jones' repeated withdrawal from the competition, his boss is confident it will continue and break records in 2025.
“It would be by far the biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history,” White said. “It will be the biggest heavyweight fight ever.
“And it will probably be the biggest fight we've ever done.”
Footage of White's comments went viral on social media. McGregor shared his thoughts before quickly deleting them, as he so often does on X – formerly known as Twitter.
“Now, now,” he wrote alongside a video of White's comments about Jones versus Aspinall.
When will Conor McGregor fight again?
When Conor McGregor broke his leg in July 2021, no one thought we'd see Mike Tyson fight him again – but that's exactly what happened on Friday night when the boxing legend went eight rounds with Jake Paul.
Unfortunately, the 36-year-old remains sidelined and could be out for the foreseeable future following White's recent claim that he won't return until late 2025.
White said: “He's going to fight in 2025, probably at the end of the year, if it's sooner that's good for all of us.”
McGregor has yet to respond to White's latest comments about his fighting future, but he won't be happy after recently telling BloodyElbow.com that he plans to return to the Octagon in Saudi Arabia on February 1.
Fans remain eagerly awaiting an official update on McGregor's late comeback, and only time will tell if he will ever fight again.
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