UFC president Dana White remembers the first time he heard the name Conor McGregor, a name that would forever change the promotion.
White was in Dublin to receive an award from Trinity College in 2013 when he invited UFC fans on Twitter to join him at a nearby pub after the ceremony. Drinks would be covered by the UFC president.
It was that night, Feb. 11, when he first heard a name that would become the most talked about in UFC history. The place was packed, full of people, White said. I was in there with the fans all night, and everybody kept talking about Conor McGregor.
Dec 18, 2020
Initially slated to feature at UFC Fight Night Raleigh in January of this year, a bantamweight pairing of recent UFC Fight Island 5 victor, Cory ‘The Sandman’ Sandhagen and former lightweight best, Frankie ‘The Answer’ Edgar have been verbally agreed upon for a UFC Fight Night event on February 6th. with a location and venue for the event yet to be determined.
Recent bantamweight debutante, Edgar was first set to match with Elevation Fight Team mainstay Sandhagen at the above-mentioned, Raleigh event, until a short-notice knockout defeat to one-time 145-pound title challenger, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Night Busan in December last ruled him from proceedings.
UFC planning Alex Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega for February
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According to UFC President Dana White the promotion is expecting to hold a UFC featherweight title fight this coming February. When speaking to BT Sport White said that this is when it is likely that champion Alex Volkanovski can take on challenger Brian Ortega.
White said that Volkanovski vs. Ortega was “probably” good for February and added, “That’s a fun fight, too. I love that fight” (ht
White didn’t offer a specific date in February. UFC 258 is slated for February 13 and is currently expected to include Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns in a welterweight title fight. There are non pay-per-view events scheduled for every other weekend that month.