MMA: “They are on the same level”, Dana White compares UFC superstar to Muhammad Ali

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MMA: “They are on the same level”, Dana White compares UFC superstar to Muhammad Ali

Published on June 7, 2024 at 6:17 a.m.

A few weeks before the most lucrative event of all time in the UFC, Dana White is not worried about seeing Conor McGregor multiply the evenings. Unless there is a surprise, on June 29 during UFC 303, he will face Michael Chandler at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Questioned on the subject by the media “Flagrant”, White also mentioned the trashtalking of the Irish superstar, comparing it to that of a certain Mohamed Ali.

In recent days, some uncertainties have arisen regarding the smooth running of the main event of UFC 303. In fact, the UFC announced, without precise explanation, that it had postponed the pre-fight press conference highlighting star Conor McGregor And Michael Chandlerat Dublin. The Notorious has also been seen several times in bars, but Dana White thinks the party might be a ploy on the Irishman's part.

“The two best of all time”

It is in this sense that the boss of the UFC brushed aside the idea according to which McGregor is poorly maintaining his body and that he is the reason for the postponement of the conference: “ Honestly, I do not know. He went to a bar: The Black Forge. I'll tell you this, and I never like to compare people to Muhammad Ali because to me, he's the fucking greatest – and what he did while fighting, just like a human , what does this guy accomplish, right? But I don't care what anyone says, Ali, Conor, both on the same level when it comes to mental warfare: the two best ever when it comes to mental warfare. »

“He gets into their heads”

So, White compared the antics of McGregor to the legendary boxer Mohamed Alipraising their ability to get into the heads of their opponents: “ If you look at Ali and what he did to George Foreman in Africa, you look at what he did to Joe Frazier, I mean his whole fucking career. Joe Frazier hated Muhammad Ali so much. He would show up at his camp outside and do all this stupid stuff. He predicted the rounds. He would make up fucking amazing poems and sayings and things he would do before the fight. Then you look at Conor McGregor. I mean, the mental warfare this guy waged against so many of his opponents. And he gets these guys into his game, he gets in their heads and outsmarts them in every way. Eddie Alvarez's fight at Madison Square Garden – he's literally on Ali's level when it comes to mental warfare » he concluded.