Conor McGregor has made some interesting new claims regarding his long-awaited return to fighting, but they\u2019re definitely less concrete than past statements.<\/p>\n
Way back in October 2025,<\/a> \u201cThe Notorious\u201d declared he would definitely fight on the UFC big White House Card in June.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a done deal, signed, delivered,\u201c McGregor told Sean Hannity. \u201dEnd of negotiations. McGregor will compete in the White House for America\u2019s 250th birthday.\u201c<\/p>\n McGregor then revealed things were far from signed and sealed in January.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re gonna negotiate with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in February, and I\u2019m very interested to go,\u201d he said on Roblox of all places.<\/a> \u201cThe pay-per-view system is done, I\u2019m due a new contract. So we go into negotiations in February, and I\u2019m very interested to see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n Now those negotiations seem to be happening, as we\u2019re getting semi-daily updates from the Mac.<\/p>\n \u201cI have been offered an opponent and a date and I accept,\u201d Conor wrote last week.<\/a> \u201cWaiting on my contract.\u201d<\/p>\n On Saturday night during UFC Houston, McGregor shared his latest update.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a no name up next for me possibly, folks,\u201d he tweeted and then deleted. \u201cAnd as you know, idgaf. I ACCEPT. Send the contract, lads. CONOR MCGREGORS DEAL!\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about McGregor\u2019s latest message, UFC CEO Dana White suggested McGregor wasn\u2019t as accepting behind the scenes as he made out on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cIf it was done and he accepted it, I would announce it,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n Thus continues the strange multi-year saga of McGregor calling for fights and UFC suggesting McGregor doesn\u2019t want to fight. Who is to blame? Certainly, Conor deserves some blame. He pulled out of UFC 303<\/a> with a broken pinky toe. He turned down a Turki Alalshikh fight<\/a> to concentrate on a run for president of Ireland. But at what point do we ask why the UFC seems completely indifferent towards their largest star in the history of the sport coming back?<\/p>\n Fellow mega-star Ronda Rousey may have finally laid it out<\/a> in a recent interview.<\/p>\n \u201cThey didn\u2019t want to set a precedent of giving me the guaranteed money that I deserve,\u201d Rousey told Jim Rome. \u201cBecause once I raise that tide it lifts all the boats. It\u2019s in their best interest actually not to put on the best fights possible, but to spend as little as money as possible so that they can keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n McGregor has two fights left on his current UFC contract, and clearly knows the real money is to be made on the other side of that. Rather than blow up the payscale or let McGregor potentially help another promotion gain traction, the UFC may be perfectly happy letting him waste the final years of his fighting prime in this limbo. And if he does agree to fight again on the terms of his existing contract just to wrap things up, we\u2019ve seen the UFC pull out some vengeful matchmaking in response. Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev,<\/a> anybody?<\/p>\n