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Donald Cerrone: Squabble over co-main status the holdup to Conor McGregor fight

It is becoming increasingly apparent that a snag over card placement is the biggest holdup to a potential Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone fight.

Just days after UFC color commentator Joe Rogan said on his podcast that a dispute between McGregor and the UFC over whether McGregor would appear in the co-feature spot is holding up a potential fight on July 6 in Las Vegas between the two popular competitors, Cerrone himself confirmed this is the case.

In a report on ESPN.com Thursday, Cerrone says that McGregor will only accept headline fights.