Perhaps UFC commentator Joe Rogan got ahead of himself.
On Sunday night, Rogan said on his “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast that a much talked-about fight between former UFC dual champion Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone is “a done deal, as far as I know.”
Stop, hold up, pump the brakes. UFC President Dana White says otherwise.
“Not true. Not even close,” White told TMZ. “… It’s not even close to being done.”
In an interview with MMAjunkie earlier this month, White labeled Cerrone the “frontrunner” to fight McGregor this summer. McGregor, who is serving a six-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his role in the UFC 229 brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov, will be eligible to return in April.
McGregor and Cerrone have been flirting with fighting each other since “Cowboy’s” win over Alexander Hernandez last month, with McGregor tweeting “I’ll fight you” following the TKO finish.
If the fight does come to fruition, Cerrone – who returned to lightweight after a long stint at welterweight – predicts a second-round knockout of McGregor.
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