White also spoke about Mark Zuckerberg’s departure with Volkanovski.
“Volk asked him to walk with him. In this profession, there is above all combat. You get the opportunity to come to one of these fights and sit in the crowd and then when you stand where I am when you have these big fights, it’s one of the most unique things to do if you are a fan and others would do it. be to leave with a world champion to defend his title. No matter how much money you have or what you have in life, it’s one of those unique and amazing things if you have the opportunity.
Attention turned to Topuria’s incredible victory, which improved their record to 15-0. White discussed Topuria’s potential success in the coming years and Topuria’s request to fight McGregor in the future.
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“He looks like a guy that could be one of the greatest of all time, he’s got to clean up that division and once you do that you start to figure out what’s next and how to challenge yourself,” he said. White said. “I don’t know if we’ll ever see Conor McGregor at 145 pounds again. Everyone wants to fight Conor.
The press conference ended with White discussing McGregor’s future in the company.
“Money complicates a lot of things,” White said. “He has just made a film; he has to do press for the film, and he has obligations for that. He wants to fight this year, but we’ll see what happens.