Right here we go once more.
Regardless that it’s been greater than 4 years since Conor McGregor’s final battle contained in the Octagon, the Irish megastar has relentlessly hyped his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sports activities historical past” on social media and in interviews. Following his failed bid to turn out to be the president of Eire, ‘Mystic Mac’ is eyeing a UFC return in 2026. Extra particularly, a spot on the promotion’s history-making fight card on the White Home garden.
Tentatively scheduled for June of subsequent yr, the UFC’s event at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is slated to be one of the packed battle playing cards of all time, with Dana White suggesting that as many as 80,000 folks may very well be in Washington, D.C. for the festivities.
Given McGregor’s love for large crowds and U.S. President Donald Trump, it ought to come as no shock that the previous champ-champ is chomping on the bit to get on the present. However as ‘The Infamous’ tells it, not solely has he already locked within the reserving, however he even is aware of who he’ll be preventing within the nation’s capital.
“The Mac is happy to get again for certain. I’m on [the White House card],” mentioned McGregor throughout a latest look on Fox & Friends. “That is me. [I’m fighting] Michael Chandler. Michael Chandler and myself have performed the present The Final Fighter, we’ve had forwards and backwards. He’s , powerful man.”
It’s been a tough couple of years for Conor McGregor
McGregor was rumored to battle Chandler in December 2023, following their stint as opposing coaches on TUF 31. The bout was then formally booked for UFC 303 till McGregor withdrew mere weeks away from battle night time after breaking his pinky toe whereas coaching.
Since then, McGregor has been found liable for sexual assault, ensuing within the lack of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in sponsorship offers, and each introduced and rescinded his candidacy for the Irish presidency.
