Dana White is now insisting that he knew Ireland and the United Kingdom were not the same thing and he was just trying to provoke Conor McGregor. He evidently believed that McGregor isn't wound up enough about the Aldo fight.
White's efforts to calm folk down have been met with an unsurprisingly cynicism. People are still not confident that he does know the difference between Ireland and the UK.
Therefore, the situation calls for this succinct video outlining the differences.