Dana White has quickly shut down the idea of a potential Kamaru Usman vs. Conor McGregor fight.
UFC welterweight champion Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) and his team extended a title shot offer to McGregor (22-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) after negotiations with Jorge Masvidal seemingly hit an impasse.
The callout came after McGregor declared himself as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time and boasted about his accomplishments across three weight divisions.
Speaking to ESPN, White said Usman won’t be fighting McGregor next. Instead, it will be one of three top-ranked 170-pounders: Masvidal, Colby Covington or Leon Edwards.
“Listen, the next title fight for Usman is gonna be one of these guys. It’s gonna be Colby, Masvidal, Edwards. It’s gonna be one of those guys,” White said. “It’s not gonna be Conor McGregor.”
“BMF” champion Masvidal (35-13 MMA, 12-6 UFC), who also seems keen on a rematch with Nate Diaz, has claimed that negotiations over a title fight have taken a standstill because Usman is asking for too much money.
But White says he’d prefer it if the UFC 170-pound title was defended first before any “BMF” business is revisited.
“I would rather see the UFC title be defended than the ‘BMF’ title,” he stated. “Anything’s possible, but those are the fights that make sense right now.”
Dana White reveals the three top contenders for Kamaru Usman's title; rules out Conor McGregor
