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Discussion around a fight between the two stars began to pick up steam on social media recently, and Masvidal only added fuel to the fire when he told MMAjunkie.com that he was “training for something big.”
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During a recent interview with TMZ Sports, White quickly dismissed the possibility when informed that McGregor vs. Masvidal had become a hot topic on social media.
“You know what’s funny? In my algorithm on Instagram, I have nothing MMA,” White said. “Literally nothing MMA pops up.
“I don’t listen to any of the goofy s–t. It’s goofy s–t. The MMA world, I don’t listen to any of that s–t. So literally none of that is on my algorithm. Almost everything you see on the internet about our sport is wrong. It’s all wrong.”
As far as putting together the card for the White House, the UFC boss says that matchmaking is likely to begin in earnest shortly after the conclusion of UFC 324.
“I think we’ll have it dialed in by the second week of February,” White said. “We’ll have everything done.”
Plans for Harrison vs. Nunes
Last week, UFC 324 took a significant hit when Kayla Harrison withdrew from her bantamweight title defense against Amanda Nunes to undergo surgery on her neck. According to White, there was no consideration as to having Nunes remain on the card against a replacement opponent.
“This fight is the greatest female fight ever,” White said. “You can’t just throw somebody else on it. You wait until she’s ready and you do the fight.”
White added that it wasn’t a difficult sell to Nunes, who has been retired since June 2023, to wait for Harrison to return to full health.
“Amanda’s so awesome to work with,” White said. “I’ve had a great relationship with her since Day One. She’s very easy to work with.”
As for rescheduling the blockbuster women’s fight, White is optimistic that it will happen in the not-too-distant future.
“The surgery went well,” he said. “She [Harrison] should make a full recovery and we should be able to do the fight this year.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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