With there being no return date in sight, Dana White is reportedly desperate for Conor McGregor to buck his ideas up and make his UFC return. While the talent pool is undoubtedly the best it has ever been in mixed martial arts, the UFC is arguably at its worst in terms of star power . For potentially the first time in modern history, the company doesn’t have one champion capable of selling huge pay-per-views—with their biggest draws being Islam Makhachev and a Jon Jones on the verge of retirement . Though he shouldn’t be your first source of information regarding the UFC, Brendan Schaub made a strong point about the UFC’s current state. “UFC’s in some trouble, man,” Schaub said during an episode of The Fighter and The Kid podcast. “Name their big star.” “Belal [Muhammad]?
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