UFC 200 Fight News: Dana White Refutes Conor McGregor's Claim of Being Back in Card; Nate Diaz 'Taking Vacation' Instead of Fighting in Card
UFC featherweight world champion Conor McGregor was able to cause a stir once again, through one single social media post.
On Monday, "The Notorious" almost sent the mixed martial arts world in frenzy, after announcing that he was reinstated back at UFC 200, where he is scheduled to face former lightweight title contender Nate Diaz in a rematch.
"Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200! Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect," McGregor exact post on Twitter reads.
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Apparently, the 28-year old charismatic Irish fighter is not actually back on the July 9th event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In a report by TMZ, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the fight is still off, stating that they have not yet spoken to either McGregor or his manager since Friday's press conference.
"I feel like the scene in 'Step Brothers' when they ask if they can build the bunk beds," White said. "I don't know how many more times I can say the fight is off or how many more press conferences I can have saying the fight is off for people to believe it's off."
Meanwhile, Nate Diaz has decided to keep himself on the sidelines, now that McGregor is still out of the said fight. During the press conference on Friday at the MGM Grand, Diaz announced that if the rematch against McGregor fails to push through, he would be going on a vacation for an indefinite time.
"I don't have any interest in fighting at all, but if that's what we're gonna do, I thought we were gonna do it," Diaz said. "I didn't ask for that fight, but he asked for it and he wanted it, and if that ain't gonna happen, I'm going on vacation."
And after the UFC's repeated declarations about the fight still being off, Diaz also reiterated his previous statement through his own tweet.
"Happy to announce that I'm going on vacation #gone #100," Diaz's most recent tweet reads.
