Conor McGregor's UFC Comeback 'Ready to Go' for White House Card as Training Intensifies

CONOR MCGREGOR’s long-awaited return to the UFC is “signed, sealed and delivered”, according to the man set to welcome him back to the octagon.

The Irishman hasn’t set foot inside the cage over four years ago.

Conor McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since breaking his leg over four years agoCredit: REUTERS McGregor, 37, has claimed he’s set make his grand return at the UFC White House cardCredit: X@THENOTORIOUSMMA Michael Chandler says his long-overdue bout with ‘The Notorious’ will take place on the White House lawnCredit: GETTY

, 37, was set to make his grand return to action last June against rival Ultimate Fighter season 31 coach .

He withdrew from the fight with a broken left pinky toe, but has since earmarked the ‘s proposed card on June 14 as the new date for the bout.

And former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Chandler has claimed their long-overdue clash is a done deal for the historic card.

He said on Instagram: “Seeing a lot of you guys asking me why I didn’t call out Conor last night. There’s a simple reason why I didn’t call out Conor.

“Yeah, I had a microphone in my hand and yeah, I was pumped up, I was sweating, the juices were flowing, the veins were pumping.

“Of course I’m not gonna call out Conor at a wrestling match.

“I have done it enough, the fight’s already happening. You know I want to fight him, you know he wants to fight me.

“He’s brought in guys to his training camp to mimic my style.

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“So that fight’s already been called out, been signed, sealed and delivered since June of 2024.

“He’s gonna make good on his promise, on his words, on the ink on the contract in June of 2026.”

Chandler’s claim that his clash with McGregor is a done deal comes as the former two-division champion continues to serve a ..

Ireland‘s first and only UFC champion was slapped with an 18-month suspension by the promotion in September for violating their policy.

‘The Notorious’ racked up three whereabouts failures for missing scheduled drug tests on June 13, September 19, and September 20, 2024.

Combat Sports Anti-Doping were initially set to give McGregor a two-year ban but reduced his suspension to 18 months due to his cooperation with the investigation and the circumstances surrounding his injury.

McGregor’s period of ineligibility began on September 20, 2024 and will end March 20, 2026.

McGregor, who is slowly ramping up his training, is champing at the bit to get back inside the cage.

He recently told Fox News: “McGregor will compete in the White House for America’s 250th birthday.

That fight’s already been called out, been signed, sealed and delivered since June of 2024.”

Michael Chandler

Conor McGregor is currently serving an 18-month doping suspensionCredit: INSTAGRAM@THENOTORIOUSMMA

“Me and Dana [White] are in constant communication, we’ve done incredible business together.

“I’m the highest-generating fighter of all time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

“They’ve just signed a breathtaking deal with Paramount, where we go to cable TV. $7.7 billion that deal was approved for.“

“I’m ready to rock, baby. Bring in the big dog, the ‘Mac G’.”

Should McGregor fight on the White House card the bout will be his first since he was found civilly liable for assaulting Nikita Hand at a Dublin hotel in 2018.

McGregor lost his appeal of the verdict, which was turned in by a jury of his peers at Dublin’s High Court last November.