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Conor McGregor continues to tease his UFC return. | Getty/UFC
The timeline may have shifted yet again for Conor McGregor’s proposed Octagon return.
The Irish star once claimed that fighting on the UFC White House card was a “done deal,” but that no longer seems to be the primary target.
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“I am in negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship about the bout, either the White House or thereabouts,” McGregor told Drink Litt. “Sometime in the summer, McGregor will return.”
🚨 Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations with the UFC to fight this summer 👀
“I am in negotiations with the UFC about the bout, either the White House or thereabouts. Sometime in the summer, McGregor will return.”
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) March 3, 2026
Same Story, Different Date
Last month in a tweet he later deleted, McGregor claimed that he had been offered a date and opponent, and that he was waiting on a contract from the UFC. Shortly thereafter, he revealed that his potential opponent was a “no name.” That post was also deleted.
McGregor hasn’t competed since June 2021, when he suffered a gruesomely broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. A comeback appeared imminent when he coached opposite Michael Chandler on “The Ultimate Fighter 31,” but the fight against Chandler was delayed multiple times before he withdrew from their UFC 303 booking due to a broken toe on the week of the fight. SBG Ireland coach John Kavanagh revealed late last year that his fighter was “fully locked in” for a fight at the White House.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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