Believe half of what you hear

With contracts still not signed and no official announcement from the UFC, it’s easy to see why rumorville has been in a frenzy about the main bout of UFC 197. Though it’s still looking to be featherweight champ Conor Mcgregor vs lightweight champion RDA, the MMA community seems to be getting a little stir crazy. According to Globo, the official announcement was suppose to be made during Sunday’s NFL game between the Greenbay Packers and the Washington Redskins. It didn’t happen and one of the most common rumors was superstar Conor Mcgregor was demanding more currency as he felt his base salary of $500,000 wasn’t enough after his :13 second K.O. of former reigning champ Jose Aldo. The rumor was further exacerbated after RDA’s manager Ali Abdel Aziz shared a tweet that reflect his thoughts on the matter. https://twitter.com/AliAbdelaziz00/status/686393243550875648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Not only does Conor McGregor’s manager Audie Attar claim otherwise but his team seems to imply that it’s RDA who’s holding up the process. https://twitter.com/MMAjunkieSteven/status/686624329551892480 https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/686632875387650049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Politics. At this point we don’t care who’s telling the truth. We just want this thing sign sealed and delivered. Thought we love Conor and can’t wait to see him fight he has to remember that no one’s bigger than the sport. Actually that goes out to Dana White too. I understand it’s a business and he’s trying to grow the sport but if we learned anything from boxing it’s that money isn’t everything. Stay tuned and take care. We’ll keep you updated as it comes in. Be sure to follow us on Fbook, Insta, and twitter.