{"id":340937,"date":"2026-05-26T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=340937"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:29:23","slug":"ufc-news-dana-white-dismisses-conor-mcgregor-return-conspiracy-not-a-coincidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/ufc-news-dana-white-dismisses-conor-mcgregor-return-conspiracy-not-a-coincidence\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC news: Dana White dismisses Conor McGregor return conspiracy: &#8216;Not a coincidence&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-3814791\">\n<p>After several years of absence, MMA veteran Conor McGregor is ready to make his UFC return. Getting back from a suspension, McGregor is ready to fight Max Holloway on the upcoming UFC 329 on Jul. 11, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White announced McGregor&#8217;s return on May. 16, 2026 edition of UFC Fight Night, which happened to be the identical day as Ronda Rousey&#8217;s comeback fight for MVP [Most Valuable Promotions]. Speaking with Ariel Helwani recently, Nakisa Bidarian, Jake Paul&#8217;s partner and MVP co-founder, described the choice as confusing. Bidarian felt that saying the move during Francis Ngannou&#8217;s fight diverted attention away from McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>While many on the web believed that saying McGregor&#8217;s return during Ngannou&#8217;s entrance was intentional, MVP co-founder Jake Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/ufc\/jake-paul-reaction-conor-mcgregor-max-holloway-fight-announcement-591128-20260517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also held similar thoughts<\/a>. \u201cThat just shows how pressed they&#8217;re,\u201d Paul said last week. \u201cLittle insecure boys attempting to piggyback off our event.\u201d (via SportBible)<\/p>\n<p>Talking to Fred Talks Fighting during an Adin Ross boxing and MMA event in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jgusUTnvigY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has now publicly dismissed such conspiracies<\/a>. \u201cNot a coincidence, I had a f***ing fight here that night,\u201d White said. \u201cAnybody who thinks that I gave a s**t what was occurring anywhere else is out of their f***ing minds\u2026 We announced it as soon as we got it done, and we were in the midst of our event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nakisa Bidarian, also a co-founder of MVP, recently spoke with Ariel Helwani and stated his desire to sign Conor McGregor to MVP by offering a considerable pay increase. Although as of now, there aren&#8217;t any updates on McGregor jumping ship to MVP.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cI DON\u2019T GIVE A S***\u201d DANA WHITE REACTS TO ADIN ROSS EVENT, CONOR MCGREGOR RETURN \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgusUTnvigY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After several years of absence, MMA veteran Conor McGregor is ready to make his UFC return.  Getting back from a suspension, McGregor is ready to fight Max Holloway on the upcoming UFC 329 on Jul.  11, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena.  UFC President Dana White announced McGregor&#8217;s return on May.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several years of absence, MMA veteran Conor McGregor is ready to make his UFC return. 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