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CONOR MCGREGOR DEFENDED BY BAS RUTTEN Former UFC heavyweight champion Bas Rutten believes mixed martial arts fans should give Conor McGregor a pass for his actions at the UFC 223 media day.
“Yes, he’s going to have to pay for what he did,” Rutten said during the latest episode of Submission Radio. “He goes to court, he has to do all that, of course, he has to. But give him a
pass as a fan. “Don’t kick the guy while he’s down. Don’t throw him under the bus.” CONOR MCGREGOR FIGHT NOT ON THE TABLE FOR NATE DIAZ Nate Diaz’s eagerly-anticipated comeback fight won’t
be a rubber match with McGregor, according to MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. “You eliminate Khabib Nurmagomedov,” Helwani said during the latest episode of The MMA Beat when discussing the
contenders to welcome Diaz back to the Octagon. “He’s the champion and I’ve been told that’s not on the table. “You can eliminate Conor because I’ve been told that’s not on the table as
well. And of course, he has his own issues to take care of. “And then we’re looking at Tony Ferguson, who is not ready to come back by August because he just had knee surgery. “So now we’ve
got Kevin Lee, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez. It really to me comes down to those three guys.” TENSE WEIGH IN BETWEEN CONOR MCGREGOR AND NATE DIAZ CONOR MCGREGOR MAY NEVER FIGHT IN NEW
YORK AGAIN UFC commentator Joe Rogan reckons there's a strong chance McGregor's actions at the UFC 223 media day could lead to the New York State Athletic Commission refusing to
license him to compete in the state. “I don’t think New York is ever letting that motherf****r fight there again,” Rogan told Kevin Lee during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience
Podcast. GETTY UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes Conor McGregor may be banned from competing in New York “I just don’t think they’re going to do that. They don’t play games, man. “That
athletic commission is a different athletic commission. They’re new to MMA. That was embarrassing for them. “Him throwing the f**king dolley and the fact they let him get in there with all
his boys. The whole thing was just so thuggish."