{"id":9681,"date":"2019-09-20T07:18:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9681"},"modified":"2019-09-22T09:19:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T13:19:59","slug":"dana-white-dismisses-talk-of-a-2019-dublin-comeback-for-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=9681","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Dismisses Talk of a 2019 Dublin Comeback for McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"UFC president Dana White has poured cold water on Conor McGregor\u2019s hopes of fighting in Dublin before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

McGregor cryptically tweeted \u201cDublin, December 14th\u201d earlier this week, leading many to conclude the former two-weight UFC champion was preparing for a return to the octagon in his home city.<\/p>\n

However, White pointed out that UFC 245 is scheduled to take place on that date in Las Vegas, adding McGregor could make his comeback on the bill or wait until 2020.<\/p>\n

In a Q&A session on his Twitter account, White said: \u201cConor wants to fight on December 14 in Dublin but we have a fight in Vegas, so if he doesn\u2019t fight on that card he\u2019ll fight early next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor was last in action at UFC 229 in October last year, when he was submitted by lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in the fourth round of an ill-tempered bout.<\/p>\n

A post-fight melee at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas led to McGregor receiving a six-month ban, and the Irishman has faced a couple of legal issues away from the cage since then.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old called for a return fight with Nurmagomedov earlier this month shortly after the Russian\u2019s win over Dustin Poirier, tweeting: \u201cBook my rematch for Moscow.\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor has also been linked with another contest against Poirier, whom he beat in 2014 when the pair competed at featherweight, and Justin Gaethje.<\/p>\n

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