UFC CEO Dana White eliminated one potential matchup from headlining the upcoming White House card this summer as matchmaking begins.<\/p>\n
UFC CEO Dana White and the matchmakers are in the process of plotting the promotion\u2019s upcoming White House card this summer. Several marquee names, including Conor McGregor and Jon Jones, have publicly expressed interest in competing in the upcoming event.<\/p>\n
It was originally anticipated that McGregor would finally settle his long-standing rivalry with Michael Chandler in the White House main event. But White recently shut down that possibility, hinting that the McGregor vs. Chandler fight is a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, McGregor has been hypothetically matchmaked against the likes of Jorge Masvidal, Mauricio Ruffy, and others<\/a> in recent days since White\u2019s comments. Another unique matchup entered the rumor mill thanks to MMA publication Menace MMA HQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n Dana White shuts down one White House headliner featuring Conor McGregor<\/p>\n Menace MMA HQ reported that a matchup between McGregor and former title challenger Colby Covington was in the mix to headline the event, potentially.<\/p>\n