Dana White mentioned he wasn’t targeted on Most Precious Promotions’ MMA occasion or former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou when he pulled the blockbuster announcement.
In the course of the Rousey vs. Carano occasion earlier this month, whereas Ngannou walked to the cage to face Phillip Lince in a high-profile bout, White went dwell on social media to announce the lineup for UFC 329, in addition to Conor McGregor returning after a five-year hiatus to face Max Holloway in a important occasion rematch. The cardboard will happen on July eleventh at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
After Saturday’s Model Danger 14 card at Meta APEX, White was requested in regards to the timing of the announcement, which additionally occurred throughout UFC Vegas 117.
“It is not a coincidence. I bought in a nasty combat right here that evening,” White advised Fred Talks Preventing. “Anybody who thinks I didn’t care about what was occurring elsewhere is loopy.”
The McGregor vs. Holloway rematch has been rumored and within the works for months, and has been one of many worst-kept secrets and techniques within the MMA information cycle in recent times. The truth is, Holloway not too long ago mentioned on a Twitch stream that he needed to hold the combat a secret for almost six months earlier than it was introduced because of the measurement of the match and the seemingly have to get it throughout the end line.
White added that the match was solely introduced at the moment, as that was when the match was formally locked and loaded.
“We introduced it proper after the occasion, however proper in the midst of the occasion,” White defined. “I do not care what these guys are doing. Are you kidding me?”
