UFC President Dana White believes former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor could end up fighting next year.<\/p>\n
McGregor shocked the MMA world back in June when he announced<\/a> his retirement from the sport.<\/p>\n “The game just does not excite me, and that’s that,” McGregor told ESPN<\/a> shortly after announcing his retirement on Twitter. “All this waiting around. There’s nothing happening. I’m going through opponent options, and there’s nothing really there at the minute. There’s nothing that’s exciting me.<\/p>\n “I’m a bit bored of the game,” McGregor added. “I’m here watching the fight. I watched the last show — the [Tyron-Woodley-Gilbert Burns] show — I watched the show tonight. I’m just not excited about the game, Ariel. I don’t know if it’s no crowd. I don’t know what it is. There’s just no buzz for me.”<\/p>\n Speaking on ESPN’s First Take, White provided an update on Conor McGregor. The UFC boss speculated that McGregor, who is now extremely wealthy, has a few fights left, and is likely biding his time before announcing his goals with respect to his next contest.<\/p>\n Dana White on Conor McGregor pic.twitter.com\/1RpE7txrUY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) July 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n