UFC boss insists Conor McGregor fight is off

Conor McGregor has taken to Twitter to claim his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 200 was back on — but the UFC has denied this.

Last week McGregor’s fight with Diaz was suddenly pulled by the UFC after McGregor failed to attend a mandatory press tour. Dana White, the UFC’s president, stated that, “nobody is exempt from promoting their fights”. In their previous fight in March, McGregor racked up his only loss in the UFC when Diaz submitted him in the second round. With McGregor’s popularity and pay-per-view draw, an immediate rematch was an obvious choice to headline UFC 200 which the company plans to be their biggest event ever.

On Twitter yesterday McGregor said: “Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200! Shout out to Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect.”