Will 2026 finally be the year Conor McGregor makes a return to the UFC? He believes so.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), a former two-division UFC champion, long has been teasing a return to the octagon since breaking his leg in his 2021 TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. Yet, despite all the promises and even a canceled fight booking in 2024 due to injury, McGregor hasn’t been able to resume his fighting career.
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McGregor believes this will change in a few months’ time as he expects to be back this summer, with the possibility of fighting at the UFC’s White House on June 14.
“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.”
Last year, McGregor was handed an 18-month suspension for UFC anti-doping policy violations after he failed to report his whereabouts in 2024. UFC fighters are subject to random drug testing. The suspension, which is retroactive to September 20, 2024, will be lifted after March 20.
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McGregor, arguably the most famous fighter in MMA history, looks to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak. Both loses came to Poirier, one of his most heated rivals. The last time McGregor won a fight was in January 2020 when he stopped Donald Cerrone by first-round TKO.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Conor McGregor expects summer UFC return, unsure about White House
