{"id":304505,"date":"2019-03-05T06:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=304505"},"modified":"2019-03-05T06:25:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T14:25:30","slug":"joe-rogan-details-surprising-obstacle-for-conor-mcgregor-vs-cowboy-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/joe-rogan-details-surprising-obstacle-for-conor-mcgregor-vs-cowboy-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan details surprising obstacle for Conor McGregor vs. ‘Cowboy’ matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For a couple of weeks, one of the most talked about UFC matchups was a potential showdown between lightweight stars Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Both fighters seemed to want the fight, UFC President Dana White was on board, and of course, every fight fan with a pulse was eager to see it happen. UFC commentator Joe Rogan even said it was a ‘done deal.’<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, it now sounds as though the fight could be off the table. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dana White now claims that Conor McGregor wants a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov \u2014 though Nurmagomedov’s manager offers a different viewpoint<\/a>. White also says that the UFC is now looking at a fight between Cowboy and Al Iaquinta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, so the fight just didn\u2019t happen,\u201d\u00a0White recently told ESPN.\u00a0\u201cYou know Conor\u2026 What Conor McGregor really wants is to fight Khabib. That\u2019s the fight Conor really wants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo we are looking at another opponent (for Cerrone).\u201d\u00a0White concluded.\u00a0\u201cWe are looking at maybe him and \u2018Raging Al\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on a recent episode of his popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan discussed this seemingly smothered Conor McGregor vs. Cowboy fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says one of the main issues stopping the fight from being booked is that the UFC wanted it to serve as a co-main event, under a title fight, on a pay-per-view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, the UFC apparently wanted the biggest star in MMA history to co-headline a pay-per-view… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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