{"id":345373,"date":"2020-03-25T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=345373"},"modified":"2020-03-25T07:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T14:00:11","slug":"dana-white-responds-to-conor-mcgregors-call-for-a-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-responds-to-conor-mcgregors-call-for-a-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White responds to Conor McGregor&#8217;s call for a lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon, former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-conor-mcgregor-sends-impassioned-message-to-irish-leaders-amid-coronavirus-crisis\/\">made an impassioned address to Ireland&#8217;s leaders<\/a>, demanding a full, mandatory lockdown of the country to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. UFC President Dana White has now addressed that video.<\/p>\n<p>While McGregor is clearly taking the pandemic very seriously, White has caught quite a bit of criticism for his reaction to the situation. The UFC boss has fervently attempted to keep the UFC running as normal during the pandemic \u2014 despite the obvious risks of doing so \u2014 and has <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-refuses-to-reveal-if-ufc-249-fighters-will-be-tested-for-coronavirus\/\">refused<\/a> to share any information about COVID-19 testing for athletes.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he&#8217;s acting contrary to the way McGregor has implored people to act.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole on Tuesday night, White responded to this video from McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>White admitted he hasn&#8217;t seen McGregor&#8217;s video, but agreed with the Irishman&#8217;s claim that a lockdown is crucial \u2014 though only on a short-term basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that we did the lockdown, too,\u201d White said from his Las Vegas home, where he is quarantining (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/sport\/martial-arts\/mixed-martial-arts\/article\/3076931\/ufc-dana-white-responds-conor-mcgregors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South China Morning Post<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kept trying to keep the fights going for as long as I could &#8230; [it was a] very tough decision to make but the governor [Nevada] made the right decision. Some of the people are going on lockdown tomorrow or today, we\u2019ve already been in this thing for a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While White agreed with McGregor&#8217;s message on the most basic level, he once again proclaimed that the virus isn&#8217;t something people should be afraid of \u2014 because we&#8217;re all going to die one day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question becomes how long are we gonna do this? How long are we really gonna stay in our houses and hide?\u201d White said. \u201cIf the coronavirus is what\u2019s gonna get me, then so be it. It is what it is. The list goes on and on with things that kill people every year. One thing is guaranteed, we\u2019re all gonna die of something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince when do Americans run and hide in their freaking houses instead of taking this head on and finding solutions?&#8221; White added. &#8220;Protect the people that need to be protected. Whether you\u2019re a coronavirus expert or not, it\u2019s like hiding from cancer. You can\u2019t hide from this thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s gonna happen next flu season? This thing\u2019s just gonna disappear? No, it\u2019s gonna come back just like the flu. If it\u2019s what\u2019s gonna get you, it\u2019s gonna get you. If the coronavirus is what\u2019s gonna get me, then bring it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Conor McGregor and Dana White seem to be at odds on this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 3\/25\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday afternoon, former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor made an impassioned address to Ireland&#8217;s leaders, demanding a full, mandatory lockdown of the country to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. UFC President Dana White has now addressed that video. 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