Does Conor McGregor fight at the end of 2023? Or does he make his return to the UFC in 2024? Or even worse, is there a possibility that fans never get to the Irishman’s return? Questions like this have been rushing in and out of MMA fans for a very long while now.

Earlier this year, UFC president Dana White announced Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler as TUF 31 coaches and also revealed their fight after the show finished airing. Now, almost half of TUF 31 is over, and there is no further development on the McGregor vs Chandler fight.

What makes this situation even more concerning is The Notorious’ absence from the USADA testing pool. Recently, Dana White talked to TSN and gave some wild statements that the fans did not like.

Dana White takes a jibe at USADA

When asked about the possibility of McGregor returning to action this year, White responded positively. “One hundred percent”, White said, while talking about Conor McGregor fighting this year. However, what he said next has become a point of debate and discussion for fans.

“The Conor thing, who the hell knows how that’s going to play out? Who cares what USADA says? We will see what happens when it happens so I don’t know.”

Fans did not like how casually White dismissed the doping agency’s authority and called him out for it. Here are some of the fan reactions –

• “If this was any other fighter he would never say who cares what usada thinks.”
• “I care about what USADA says”
• “He’s got Dana white privilege”

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• “Who cares what usada says is a pretty wild thing to say”
• “Wait what? Who cares about what USADA says? The people who keep the sport clean? You hugging Conor’s n*ts that much that you don’t care what USADA says?”
• “We gonna have a mini brock lesnar running around holy sh*t”
• “Dana “USADA was never my friend” White”
• “The UFC spends SEVEN million on them a year but who cares what USADA says. You can’t make this stuff up”

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While the UFC President’s words may have given fans hope about the Irishman returning this year, his words for USADA were hammered upon! What do you think about his latest statement? Do let us know in the comments below.