{"id":751677,"date":"2026-06-21T22:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T22:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751677\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T22:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T22:48:15","slug":"dana-white-pumps-brakes-on-final-ufc-fight-for-conor-mcgregor-ahead-of-ufc-329","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/751677\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Pumps Brakes on Final UFC Fight For Conor McGregor Ahead of UFC 329"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although UFC CEO Dana White said he is excited to see Conor McGregor return to the Octagon for the first time in five years Saturday, July 11, at UFC 329<\/a> against Max Holloway in Las Vegas. White admitted following UFC Vegas 119 Saturday night<\/a> that he isn’t looking ahead to McGregor’s next fight (tentatively scheduled for next April), the final fight of his current UFC contract.<\/p>\n

White did not confirm nor deny McGregor’s comments last Tuesday on The Ariel Helwani Show <\/a>regarding the parties having “met in the middle” when considering McGregor’s worth to the company. <\/p>\n

Instead, White, who has done business on and off with McGregor for over a decade, dialed it back.<\/p>\n

What’s Next For Conor McGregor After UFC 329?\"Conor<\/p>\n

Jeff Bottari-Zuffa LLC<\/p>\n

“I don’t even know,” White said about McGregor’s intentions next year. “Let’s get through this one [the Holloway fight] first, and then we’ll figure out when the next one is, you know. To even be talking about his second fight without even having his first fight [is crazy].”<\/p>\n

White then took a verbal jab toward MMA fans who give opinions on cards before they conclude, arguing that the same old narrative is getting tiresome. Regarding McGregor, though, White isn’t ruling anything out.<\/p>\n

“So, who knows?” White said. “Let’s see how this fight plays out first.”<\/p>\n

McGregor told Helwani that before the UFC decided on a Holloway rematch, McGregor was linked to a fight against Brazilian welterweight contender Carlos Prates instead.<\/p>\n

“They said [yes] to me about [Prates],\u201d McGregor said. “I said, \u2018Yeah, no problem. Send the contract.\u2019 So I\u2019m saying yeah for about two weeks. Where\u2019s the contract? No contract came. Do you know what it was? They wanted me back down at 155 pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor, who has previously admitted to being much more comfortable at welterweight, eventually got what he wanted.<\/p>\n

Conor McGregor Predicts Max Holloway Rematch At UFC 329\"Conor<\/p>\n

Chris Unger-Zuffa LL<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, Max is alright,” McGregor said. “Max is good. Max is my son. I son\u2019d Max when we fought those years ago, and I\u2019m gonna do so again.”<\/p>\n

Despite Holloway’s track record of fighting the best of the best, a dismissive McGregor doesn’t see it that way.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t think so,\u201d McGregor said of Holloway’s overall career pedigree since their 2013 fight. “I don\u2019t see much. I don\u2019t see much difference, no. Same reactions, same movements. Listen, Max got better after he fought me. He added more moves to his game. But even still, there\u2019s only one. I\u2019m not gonna say I don\u2019t rate him; I don\u2019t rate any of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor is attempting to win his first fight since Jan. 2020, defeating Donald Cerrone in the same venue as the upcoming Holloway rematch: T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n

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