Conor McGregor might get special treatment from the UFC — but he’s earned it.
That’s according to UFC president Dana White who, when asked about McGregor possibly receiving ‘Dana White privilege’ and potentially leapfrogging other contenders for a title shot upon his return next year, had the following to say.
“When we started this thing and this guy was on his rise—and believe me, I’ve dealt with a fuckin’ thousands fighters,” White told Daniel Cormier (h/t Harvey Leonard of MMA News). ‘Oh, this isn’t the fight for me at this time’ and ‘This isn’t that, this isn’t this,’ this fuckin’ kid, we’ve been in a house that he was renting.