The press conference that the world has been waiting for. With UFC 197 just a day away, the UFC wanted to whet fans' appetites for UFC 200 with a press conference featuring the headliners for all three International Fight Week cards. Conspicuously absent, of course, was Conor McGregor.
While the UFC featherweight champ wasn't there, he made sure the world knew he was watching. Check out this tweet he posted during the festivities:
Everyone flew in. Respect.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 22, 2016
But not everyone up there made the company 400million in 8 months.
It's par for the McGregor course...and completely true. While McGregor's absence was the talk of the presser (which you can watch on the UFC's YouTube channel, and be warned, there is a hint of NSFW language), there's no question he eclipses the combined efforts of all the other people on the card.
That said, UFC President Dana White indicated the plan is to put on the card without McGregor, despite his protests and the protests of his opponent, Nate Diaz. Hopefully it's all a big bluff and the card will go on as planned.
