Conor McGregor WILL Be Fighting at UFC 200 - According to Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor is BACK on the biggest UFC card of the year.
The Dubliner was pulled from his welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz last week after refusing to fly to Las Vegas for a press conference on Friday, saying he wanted to remain in Iceland to focus on his training.
However the featherweight champion tweeted this morning to say he's back on the card.
Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 25, 2016
Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect
There's still no official confirmation from the UFC.
McGregor posted a lengthy statement on his Facebook page last week, explaining that he didn't want to commit to a media tour for fear of burnout, and that he wanted to focus on his training.
Journalist John Morgan of MMA Junkie poured cold water on McGregor's announcement though, tweeting
Multiple sources I have spoken with so far indicated nothing changed in regard to Conor’s exclusion from UFC 200. Nothing from his team yet.
— John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) April 25, 2016
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