Conor McGregor ‘might never fight again’ in the octagon

UFC president Dana White says the UFC are trying to thrash out a new deal with Irish superstar Conor McGregor, but hinted there’s a chance we may already have seen the last of ‘The Notorious’ inside the octagon.

McGregor hasn’t fought under the UFC banner since his knockout win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in November 2016.

And with McGregor now one of the richest sportsmen on the planet following his lucrative boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr earlier this year, White suggested there’s a possibility McGregor’s time in the UFC may be over.

Speaking at the UFC’s Las Vegas headquarters, White said: “Conor might never fight again. The guy’s got $100 million. “I’ve got guys that made less than that and were lawyers and went to school their whole life and quit working.” White and the UFC are understandably keen to get McGregor’s signature on a new fighting contract soon. The Dubliner is their biggest box office star and the biggest draw in the company’s history.

But the Irishman, who captured the UFC lightweight championship in that November 2016 win over Alvarez, has yet to defend his world title, and White says it’s unclear if the desire is there to return after his monumental payday against Mayweather. “Try to get up and get punched in the face every day when you’ve got $100 million in the bank,” he said. “Money changes everything with a lot of people.”