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Published 10:41 27 Sept 2016 BST
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"Conor McGregor is a guy where, if a fight falls out, this guy will step up. He doesn't give a shit man. He's legitimately that guy. "I've been on the phone and I've stood there in the living room many times and I've looked at guys in the face when their opponent pulls out. Nobody faces that adversity the way that Conor McGregor does. It's awesome and it makes him respect him very much. "And that's why I give this guy way more rope than I give anybody else... Conor can say whatever the hell he wants to. He steps up on four days' notice. He can say whatever he wants. "At the end of the day, we're in the fight game. Who really, really wants to fight. That dude does."White, like McGregor, likes to toast good business. Given the past 18 months of main card withdrawals and controversies, White was happy to indulge McGregor because he feels his main event for the UFC's return to New York will not be changed at late notice. McGregor will hold onto his featherweight belt until 2017 and get the opportunity to hold two UFC belts. Catch up on the first episode of Football Friday Live...
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