Conor McGregor is as soon as once more proclaiming his plans to battle once more.
The previous two-division UFC champion, who hasn’t competed for over 4 years since struggling a ugly damaged leg again in 2021, says he’s again within the UFC’s anti-doping program to organize for a return to motion. McGregor is eyeing the UFC’s deliberate occasion on the White Home in 2026 after President Donald Trump introduced that he needed to host a battle there as a part of the America 250 celebration.
Since then, UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed the promotion has already began mapping out particulars for the occasion anticipated round July 2026 with a protracted record of fighters volunteering to take part on the cardboard. McGregor is the now the newest to announce his intentions to compete on the historic card, which required him to start drug testing once more beneath UFC guidelines.
“They’re testing me,” McGregor instructed The Schmo following the BKFC press convention in Florida. “I’m within the pool. I believed that’s what the swimming pools have been for, leaping out and in, however I’m again within the pool. So prepare and keep prepared as a result of harm can be completed. Oval workplace. White Home card.”
After all, McGregor has dropped out of the UFC’s anti-doping program beforehand after which jumped again in once more in 2023 when he was getting ready for a battle towards Michael Chandler in 2024.
Energetic fighters are required to remain out there for drug testing always however McGregor pulled himself out of this system as he recovered from the damaged leg. He ultimately rejoined the anti-doping program the place he needed to bear not less than six months of drug testing earlier than he was allowed to compete.
McGregor cleared that hurdle however then suffered a damaged pinky toe in coaching that pressured him to drop out of the scheduled battle towards Chandler.
Apparently, McGregor then determined to drop out of the anti-doping program once more.
In response to UFC anti-doping data, McGregor was drug examined a complete of 11 instances in 2024 however he hasn’t been examined in any respect in 2025 so it’s protected to imagine he dropped out of this system earlier than the New Yr. Testing data are up to date weekly and McGregor’s title hasn’t popped up but however fighters are examined at random so there’s no telling when he would possibly really submit a urine or blood pattern.
Very similar to what occurred again in 2023, McGregor is required to bear six months of drug testing earlier than competing once more until the UFC points some type of exemption. However with the White Home card not anticipated to happen till July 4, 2026, McGregor has loads of time to bear the required drug testing to get cleared to compete once more.
Whether or not or not he really fights on that card stays to be seen.
