Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was being targeted for a possible return at the end of the year, but the promotion decided he was “not ready” after a melee at Bellator 187 and scratched the idea. That’s what UFC President Dana White told reporters Tuesday during a media luncheon at UFC headquarters. White was asked whether the UFC had doled out any punishment to McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) after he hopped the cage and shoved referee Marc Goddard before slapping a Bellator employee attempting to keep him from returning inside the cage. Related UFC President Dana White: Conor McGregor 'might never fight again' “Listen, the punishment, he was being dealt with by the head of the (Association of Boxing Commissions), and we were going to fight him, regardless of what (McGregor manager) Audie (Attar) says,” White said. “We were working on a fight for him at the end of the year, and he’s just not ready.” Attar, who did not respond to a request for comment, previously had disputed a claim from ABC head Mike Mazzulli that McGregor’s behavior had led to his removal from UFC 219 on Dec
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