UFC President compares McGregor to Ali and Tyson

C. McGregor hasn't fought since November 2016. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram thenotoroiousmma

The former Ultimate champion, Conor McGregor is preparing to return after almost two years away from the octagon. The Irishman faces his arch-rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight belt at UFC 229 on October 06 in Las Vegas. In an interview with “Fox News”, the organization's president, Dana White compared 'Notorious' with the legendary boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali.

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“He's my [Muhammad] Ali. He's my [Mike] Tyson. He came onto the scene and I knew the minute I sat down and had dinner with him that this kid was going to be a star. I didn't know if he would be able to fight and I didn't know if he would be able to win a title, but I knew he would be a star,” Dana explained.

Conor McGregor He made his Ultimate debut in April 2013 when he beat Marcus Brimage by technical knockout at UFC Stockholm. The Irishman became known to the general public when he knocked out the champion, José Aldo 13 seconds into the first round at UFC 194 in December 2015.

Since then, Conor has caught the attention of MMA fans for his way of fighting or his controversial speech. In 2017, McGregor achieved a feat that many Ultimate fighters dreamed of, a superfight with a boxing champion. The Irishman faced Floyd Mayweather and was defeated after 10 rounds. With the setback, he received approximately R$315 million.

His return to the UFC after two years is generating such huge interest that all available tickets to watch at the T-Mobile Arena were sold out in just three minutes.

With that, Dana White is excited about the values ​​that will be generated on the pay-per-view. “We're looking at two million pay-per-view purchases,” White predicted about UFC 229 PPV sales in an interview with 'TSN'.

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