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'I don’t know why he would tweet that' - UFC boss dismisses McGregor's claim

In spite of Conor McGregor’s latest social media offering, the UFC’s stance hasn’t changed.

UFC PRESIDENT DANA White has rubbished Conor McGregor’s claim that his fight against Nate Diaz at UFC 200 on 9 July is set to go ahead.

McGregor took to Twitter this morning to announce that his rematch with Diaz this summer in Las Vegas is back on the agenda.

The bout was pulled from the card by UFC officials last week as a result of a dispute over McGregor’s refusal to carry out some promotional duties for the event.

Dana White reiterated the UFC’s stance at a press conference in Las Vegas on Friday, which McGregor had been due to attend.

Speaking to the LA Times today, White said the situation hasn’t changed, in spite of McGregor’s tweet: “We haven’t talked [to] Conor or his manager since the press conference. I don’t know why he would tweet that.”

White also told TMZ that the fight has definitely been cancelled: “I feel like the scene in ‘Step Brothers’ when they ask if they can build the bunk beds. 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.”

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