UFC CEO Dana White broke his silence on former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor’s latest civil courtroom verdict discovering him liable of sexual assault.
An Irish courtroom jury discovered McGregor accountable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in December 2018. Hand was awarded roughly $250,000 in damages and McGregor was ordered to pay her authorized charges as effectively.
Following the decision, McGregor noticed a number of sponsors and types lower ties with him, together with the Irish Whiskey firm he based, Correct 12. The courtroom ruling has been disastrous for McGregor and his marketability. Nonetheless arguably the most important draw on the UFC roster, the combat promotion has remained silent in regards to the McGregor verdict.
White was requested about McGregor’s combating future and the sexual assault verdict through the UFC 310 Put up-Struggle Press Convention at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas on Saturday. White responded with primarily no remark.
“What do you imply, what’s my response,” White responded when requested about McGregor’s courtroom ruling. “If I had a remark, I’d have put it out already.”
McGregor hasn’t fought within the UFC since UFC 264 in July 2021 the place he misplaced to Dustin Poirier in a trilogy match after struggling a damaged leg. His rumored return to the octagon has confronted setbacks and has left many questioning if the Irishman will ever return to the UFC cage. He was scheduled to face Michael Chandler within the UFC 303 principal occasion however pulled out of the combat after struggling a damaged toe.
“He hasn’t been combating right here in I do not understand how lengthy,” White mentioned. “If he does combat, will probably be someday subsequent 12 months.”
