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UFC: Dana White ‘doesn’t love’ Conor McGregor at 170 pounds – ‘I think Cowboy’s too big for him’
- UFC president says McGregor ‘is not a 170 pounder’ ahead of Cerrone fight
- ‘I thought he’d weigh in at 67, I didn’t even think he’d hit 170,’ adds White
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Conor McGregor looked in the best shape of his career as he and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone both tipped the scales at 170 pounds on Friday night.
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But UFC president Dana White is still not entirely convinced of McGregor’s prospects in the welterweight division.
“Everybody in that division … I think Cowboy’s too big for him,” White told a media scrum after the ceremonial weigh-in at Park Theatre in Las Vegas. “Conor is not a 170 pounder. Conor was 145-pound champ.”
White famously said last year that No 1 welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is “too big” for former featherweight and lightweight champion McGregor.
A Masvidal-McGregor fight would possibly break UFC records and is the biggest bout to make in the company, but White still seems hesitant.
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“Many people, and probably many standing right in front of me, thought he [McGregor] wouldn’t beat Eddie Alvarez [in November 2016],” White said.
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