Conor McGregoris eyeing a return to the UFC Octagon based on his latest social media missives, perhaps in time for the mixed martial arts company's scheduled event at the White House in 2026.
After recently suggestinghe had been offered an opponent and a date for a comeback fight in the UFC, McGregor suggested late Saturday night over a series of tweets that the opponent he could face was "a no name" for what would be his first professional bout in five years.
"It's a no name up next for me possibly, folks," McGregor wrote on X. "And as you know, idgaf. I ACCEPT. Send the contract, lads. CONOR MCGREGORS DEAL."
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McGregor issued several tweets during the UFC Fight Night 267 broadcast on Saturday, Feb. 21,according to MMA Junkie, including one with a photo of the UFC welterweight division rankings, "perhaps further confirming his return, should it happen, will be at 170 pounds." Some of the tweets had been deleted fromMcGregor's X accountas of Sunday. They come on the heels oftweets McGregor sent out(and then deleted) indicating he had been offered an opponent and date for his next fight.
McGregor's recent activity surrounding the UFC has led to speculation that his return fight could be part of the UFC card at the White House, scheduled for June 14, 2026. McGregor has previously expressed interest in being part of the event, which UFC CEO Dana White has already declared will be the most-watched event in the company's history.
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McGregor, 37, has not competed since a July 2021 loss toDustin Poirier. McGregor broke his leg in the fight and underwent surgery. He was slated to return to the Octagon for a June 2024 fight with Michael Chandler, but McGregor suffered a broken toe ahead of that bout and has not been scheduled for another fight since then.
McGregor attempted to be part of Ireland's presidential election last year butwithdrew his candidacyafter not meeting the requirements to be included on the ballot.
McGregor became one of the UFC's biggest attractions beginning in 2008, and the first fighter to hold UFC championships in multiple divisions simultaneously (featherweight and lightweight). He has a 22-6 career record and a controversial reputation outside the mixed martial arts arena.
McGregor was found liableby a jury in Dublin and ordered to pay nearly 250,000 Euros in December 2024 after Nikita Hand filed a lawsuit alleging McGregor and another man, James Lawrence, had sex with her without her consent in 2018. McGregor was also sued last January by a woman who alleged McGregor sexually assaulted her after Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Previously, he pleaded guilty to assault over a 2019 incident in whichhe punched an elderly man during an argument inside a Dublin bar.
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