UFC president and chief executive officer Dana White has now dropped a strong assessment about Conor McGregor and his role on the planet of combat sports.
Conor McGregor recently ended his hiatus from MMA and the 38-year-old Irishman stepped back into the UFC octagon against Max Holloway earlier this month.
Nonetheless, the ‘Notorious’ endured an ill-fated return to combat sports after McGregor’s rematch with Max Holloway resulted in the primary round at UFC 329.
McGregor suffered a knee injury in his five-round main-event welterweight fight and Holloway secured a TKO victory on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Dana White says that no other UFC fighter will ever repeat what Conor McGregor has done in the game
Conor McGregor has lost 4 of his last five fights contained in the octagon and the previous UFC dual champion’s profession has stagnated for a while now.
Despite his setbacks in recent times, the Irish superstar transcended the game of MMA after his meteoric rise under Dana White’s UFC promotion.
McGregor has seen each the highs and lows during his superstar rise, including crossing over into the world of boxing to face Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
Speaking on The Pivot Podcast, White is adamant that no other UFC fighter, each present and future, will have the ability to repeat what McGregor has done within the combat sport.
“Within the sports world; I mean, not only the UFC, but within the sports world,” he said.
“And, you already know, I have a look at a man like him like a unicorn. Individuals are at all times asking me, you already know, ‘Who’s the subsequent Conor McGregor?’
“There’s never going to be one other Conor McGregor.”
What’s next for Conor McGregor after UFC 329?
‘Notorious’ suffered a serious knee injury moments into his comeback fight against Max Holloway.
UFC president Dana White sends a strong message about Conor McGregor’s MMA legacy
McGregor has now been sidelined after his latest setback against Max Holloway and the UFC legend is anticipated to undergo surgery ahead of one other potential return.
White suggested that one other sort of “superstar” could emerge in MMA, nevertheless it can be not possible to copy what the previous featherweight and light-weight champ did.
“And the time and the place and the best way that he got here into the game; there shall be a special superstar, but there won’t ever be one other Conor,” he added.
McGregor has lost his last three fights contained in the octagon and the Irishman has not won since his first-round TKO win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in 2020.
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