Dana:"McGregor will get the next lw title shot if he wins tonight. Khabib will do what he’s told."

[DaleBoca]

what a joke

Take it easy, Clippy.

 

[NGute87]

No. Khabib says No. Conor got smashed, move on.
Beg him Conor, Beg him.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I wonder if they'd strip khabib of the title

probably - and then anoint the scumbag conor the GOAT and feed him past their prime fighters or has beens.

 

[DaleBoca]

Wondering that as well.
Can the UFC strip an undisputed champion for declining a title defense against an effectively unranked and entirely undeserving opponent?

Undeserving according to whom? The UFC is a private company, they can do whatever they want. This isn’t the WBC, or IBF where they can had merit over such things. You do what your employer tells you.

 

[Death By Samson]

Can the UFC strip an undisputed champion for declining a title defense against an effectively unranked and entirely undeserving opponent?

DJ told Dana to fuck off when he tried to force the TJ fight. Dana said he had to take it or he would shut down the entire division. DJ told him no. And Dana backed down. There was no stripping or repercussions whatsoever until DJ legitimately lost the title.

 

[Glove]

This is why McGregor wins tonight, Cerrone isnt anywhere near as lucrative in the long run for the company. Not to mention McGregor is just all around better fighter than Cerrone at this point in time.

 

[Timurd123]

Dana is a moron, once again letting his mouth fuck him over

Saying “Khabib will do what he’s told” GUARANTEES that he in fact, won’t do it unless Dana publicly apologizes

Will bump this post when he begrudgingly does

 

[Notorious0088]

Thats not what he said. Bisping said that in question form and Dana said "oh Khabib will do it"

 

[Paulsp]

No way! Sherdog said khabib would make Conor get a 10 fight win streak before he got another shot!


Khabib will do what he’s told or get stripped

Conor will always be #1 in Dana’s eyes

 

[Aluminati]

Lol, Khabib ain't buying that bullshit and Dana's not going to shelve him for a year just to strip him. If Khabib won't fight Conor, they'll announce an interim title fight sometime over Ramadan between Conor and someone else that he matches up well against. When Conor wins that, they'll promote him like a champion and force Khabib to unify the belts or be stripped.

 

[ArtemV]

I wish we could get Gaethje vs. Nurmagomedov, it is the best fight after Ferguson vs. Nurmagomedov. Also, the last legit threat to Nurmagomedov.

 

[Yagadot]

DJ told Dana to fuck off when he tried to force the TJ fight. Dana said he had to take it or he would shut down the entire division. DJ told him no. And Dana backed down. There was no stripping or repercussions whatsoever....

until Dana bribed the judges in Cejudo's favour

 

[Arcticman]

In before dagestani white knights claim Khabib runs the UFC.

Newflash: Dana and WME do.

Has the rematch been signed yet ? Khabib will just walk away or if dana trys strip him then good luck with that shit storm he will get from the fans.

 

[markys00]

DJ told Dana to fuck off when he tried to force the TJ fight. Dana said he had to take it or he would shut down the entire division. DJ told him no. And Dana backed down. There was no stripping or repercussions whatsoever until DJ legitimately lost the title.

"legitimately"... the first kinda close fight he has he loses... then gets traded off to the other part of the world lmao

 

[TAK47]

Undeserving according to whom? The UFC is a private company, they can do whatever they want. This isn’t the WBC, or IBF where they can had merit over such things. You do what your employer tells you.

Undeserving according to all objective measures apart from PPV numbers.
Why do you think the UFC have implemented their own ranking system where the #1 contender is ranked #1?
While there is no hard rule to follow on this, it's gonna be very hard to publicly argue against Khabib who will simply state that he already destroyed Conor who hasn't won a LW fight since 2016.
While there are still Justin, Dustin and a potential Tony rematch (presuming Khabib wins of course) all of whom are ranked above Conor according to the UFC's own rankings.

 

[Death By Samson]

"legitimately"... the first kinda close fight he has he loses... then gets traded off to the other part of the world lmao

"Legitimately" as in he lost the title by fighting in the cage. Dana didn't do shit to him while he was still champ.

 

[kenpeters8]

Not a fan of Dana White. But he's right. It's his company. If he tells anyone that works for the UFC to bend over, they will bend over to keep their job. It's that simple. He's the boss, the fighters are his employees. He's not wrong on that one.

 

[DaleBoca]

Undeserving according to all objective measures apart from PPV numbers.
Why do you think the UFC have implemented their own ranking system where the #1 contender is ranked #1?
While there is no hard rule to follow on this, it's gonna be very hard to publicly argue against Khabib who will simply state that he already destroyed Conor who hasn't won a LW fight since 2016.
While there are still Justin, Dustin and a potential Tony rematch (presuming Khabib wins of course) all of whom are ranked above Conor according to the UFC's own rankings.

At the end of the day it is still business and who makes the most money and that’s how it is.

 

[da_MMAster]

Well now I'm definitely rooting for Cerrone.

 

[TR1]

Why does anyone think Dana's words have any legitimacy behind them?

The guy is a serial liar.