As the news of the UFC sale to new owners WME | IMG becomes a public story, some of the more well-known faces and fighters are starting to comment on the situation, including reigning UFC Featherweight Champion and one of the company’s top current draws, Conor McGregor.
Although it is being reported that UFC President Dana White will be staying on in the same role with the new owners, and that Lorenzo Fertitta and Frank Fertitta III will be staying on as minority owners of the company, “The Notorious” one is apparently feeling nostalgic about the situation.
McGregor, who fights Nate Diaz in a 170-pound rematch at the upcoming UFC 202 pay-per-view in August, wrote the following on his official Twitter page regarding the reports of the sale of the UFC:
“I am honoured to have fought under the Fertitta regime! To have been mentored by these great people on this great business is a true honour!”
I am honoured to have fought under the Fertitta regime! To have been mentored by these great people on this great business is a true honour!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 11, 2016
