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Farah Hannoun

Sean O’Malley wonders if UFC is ‘losing money’ when Conor McGregor fights

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley theorizes that the main reason for Conor McGregor’s delayed return could be that it doesn’t financially make sense for the company.

McGregor is itching to fight and this past weekend expressed his frustration toward the UFC for treating him unfairly. For almost the past year, he’s been expected to return against Michael Chandler, although “The Notorious” hinted that he could fight somebody else. McGregor’s impatience even had him entertaining the possibility of entering the boxing ring next.

“Give me something,” McGregor said in an interview with Talk Sport Boxing. “It was supposed to be April, (and before) it was supposed to be December. They never treated anyone – no one has ever been treated (like this) for all the figures I’ve brought in this game.

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