“McGregor Is Begging for a Main Card Spot” – Conor’s UFC 300 Appeal for Dana White at the Super Bowl Leaves MMA World Furious

The main event of UFC 300 is still yet to be announced. UFC CEO Dana White is building anticipation for the announcement as Conor McGregor expressed his wish to fight on that historic pay-per-view with a tease on social media. However, fans appeared to be skeptical of the Irishman’s tease as they gave their verdict about it on Twitter (X).

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It has been more than two years since Conor McGregor last competed inside the Octagon. While his career outside of UFC seems to have set social media abuzz after the trailer of ‘Road House‘ dropped recently, the former double champion has not found an official date for his comeback to fighting. However, McGregor hasn’t stopped asking Dana White for the date he desires to return.

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Although Conor McGregor made a fortune with his ventures outside of fighting, the Irishman is still fixated on making a comeback to the UFC. Moreover, he has a date in mind, and given that the UFC 300 is yet to get its main event, ‘The Notorious’ asked Dana White for a return this April. McGregor recently took to Instagram and shared a story, with a request to the UFC CEO.

Conor McGregor delighted his fans by sharing a captivating video clip, showcasing the moment when White introduced him with great enthusiasm at a press conference. The video had a caption that read: “UFC 300? Super Bowl announcement?” He also tagged Dana White and wrote: “[Dana White] [winky face],” indicating that the CEO may have a potential announcement for the Irishman this Sunday at Super Bowl LVIII regarding his return. Meanwhile, fans had a lot to say about this tease. Let’s see how they reacted to it.

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Fans refuse to trust McGregor’s teaseThe fans seemed to be furious with Conor McGregor’s antics. One fan believes that Dana White might have wanted to surprise fans with the Irishman’s return at UFC 300. However, he believes that McGregor ruined it by spilling it while intoxicated.

Another fan echoed the same sentiment about Dana White, believing that the UFC CEO is probably thinking of making a surprise announcement for Conor McGregor.

Maybe Dana keeps saying he won’t fight till the fall and summer to cover up the potential announcement and surprise people

— Combat Sports Insider (@combat_insider) February 10, 2024

Meanwhile, there were some fans who were skeptical of ‘The Notorious’s tease.

Furthermore, they shared a reminder that Dana White had already mentioned that UFC 300 won’t feature Conor McGregor.

Dana already said he’s not going to be on it

— Nathan Bush (@natebush09) February 10, 2024

Nevertheless, there were still some fans who were hoping for the former double champion to be in the main event because they believed that the UFC did not have any other matchup in their hand.

We can only hope and pray conor is the main event, because clearly there’s nothing else

— Dylan (@Dyl168) February 10, 2024

Some fans straight out refused to believe what Conor McGregor had to say.

i don’t believe anything out of conor anymore

— jupiter (@5FromTheSun) February 10, 2024

.@ChaelSonnen wow. Didn’t think I’d see the day where mcgregor is begging for a main card spot through social media for the whole world to see… goes to show the train keeps on trucking.

— Stringer Bell (@g3t_r3kt03) February 10, 2024

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Meanwhile, some fans believe that Conor McGregor may have gotten lost in the shuffle and is begging for a main-event fight.

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Conor McGregor had earlier announced making his return during International Fight Week on June 29 against Michael Chandler. However, that announcement was never confirmed by Dana White. As such, there is still an air of uncertainty surrounding the Irishman’s return. It remains to be seen how things pan out for McGregor and how soon fans can see him back in action.

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