“Conor McGregor is still king, Red Panty Night is still real” UFC veteran says ‘The Notorious’ still holds the cards

Chael Sonnen was recently asked to name a UFC champion who currently has the most influence on the promotion’s matchmakers.

Sonnen did not choose any champion during his answer. He went straight to former UFC doubles champion Conor McGregor. Despite McGregor’s inactivity and uncertainty about his comeback, the UFC Hall of Famer believes the Irishman will remain the only fighter to get the green light from the UFC leader, no matter what request he puts to them. Sonnen told The Schmo:

“I think Conor is still king. Red Panty Night still exists. I know he doesn’t have a license, but I think if Conor wanted to do something, he would get a yes.”

Watch Chael Sonnen’s comments below (8:45):

The Notorious’ is undoubtedly the biggest superstar in the business, and him being given the ‘Dana White privilege’ is something that won’t shock fans. McGregor chooses what he wants and does what he wants, as he said before:

“I choose what I want, and I do what I want. If you can make $400 million in revenue for the company, in back-to-back events, you can do whatever you want. I live the life of ‘whatever I want’. That’s the life I live. Whatever I want, whenever I want, and I’ve earned that through hard work and through sacrifice, and that’s it, through victory.”

Watch Conor McGregor’s comments below (1:53):

Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler have verbally confirmed they will fight on June 14

Conor McGregor is currently preparing for his comeback on the UFC White House card. He’s in the testing pool, back in the gym and if all goes to plan, the Dubliner will take on Michael Chandler on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14. Both fighters have verbally confirmed that they are fighting. However, the UFC has not yet confirmed this.

If Conor McGregor wins his potential comeback fight against Chandler, he has expressed interest in another fight against welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Chael Sonnen wants fewer title fights on the UFC White House card

Chael Sonnen doesn’t like the idea of ​​the UFC White House card having 6-7 title fights. Sonnen believes the event will be long and boring with so many championship fights taking place in one night. Therefore, the promotion should opt for fewer title fights and instead look for matchups that are big despite not being title fights, such as Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler and Jon Jones against Alex Pereira. He told The Schmo:

“Everyone is talking about there being seven title fights [at the White House]which is not the case, I hope. It’s a bit much. I’ve been to MMA events where there were three title fights. It was a beautiful poster; they all went the distance. It was too much – 75 minutes of seeing three guys, it was too much. I think it’s a big mistake. We’ve had some huge fights – Conor’s, the big Pereira vs. Jones rumored fight – but those fights have one thing in common: there’s no belt. We don’t have to do one belt, and we damn sure don’t have to do seven.