UFC's White Confident in McGregor Summer Return

UFC CEO Dana White expressed strong confidence on Wednesday that former two-division champion Conor McGregor will return to the octagon this summer, nearly five years after his last fight.

Speaking on The Jim Rome Show, White said, "We're in a great place with Conor. I'm extremely confident that Conor will fight this year." He added, "I'm extremely confident that we'll get him dialed in and ready to roll. He's training; there's footage out there of him in training right now. We haven't announced anything yet. He'll fight this summer. Let me just start there. He'll fight this summer."

McGregor, 37, has not competed since July 2021, when he suffered a broken leg minutes into his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in Las Vegas. He was scheduled to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last year but withdrew weeks before the event after breaking his toe in training. The Irish fighter reentered UFC's drug testing pool last year and completed an 18-month retroactive suspension that ended in March.

McGregor has fueled return speculation by posting frequent training videos on social media, including pad work and conditioning drills. White noted positive developments behind the...