Overview
- Jorge Masvidal said he is training for “something big,” would only come back to MMA to fight at the White House, and hinted he could confirm details in roughly 10 days while neither denying nor confirming a Conor McGregor matchup.
- Dana White told Complex he is no longer interested in booking McGregor vs. Michael Chandler for the White House event on June 14, leaving McGregor’s participation and potential opponent unresolved.
- Analyst Chael Sonnen expressed skepticism that McGregor will appear and said that if he does, the UFC would likely match him with a commercially valuable “real guy” rather than a nostalgia opponent such as Nate Diaz or Masvidal.
- Former champion Michael Bisping backed a McGregor–Masvidal bout as a fan-friendly option, reflecting a wider wave of veterans and stars angling for spots as the high-profile card remains unannounced.
- Stephen Thompson said he hopes to make the White House event his retirement fight, while Merab Dvalishvili claimed a Petr Yan trilogy was barred there due to Yan’s Russian nationality, a disputed assertion not supported by White’s prior comments.