Conor McGregor plans to make UFC return by fighting at the White House
US President Donald Trump, who is close pals with Dana White, said publicly that he hopes to host a UFC event at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as part of the country's 250th birthday celebrations.
And McGregor has said that he plans to fight on the card if it goes ahead. Taking to social media, he said: Happy 4th of July, USA. Excited with President Trump announcing a UFC fight event at the White House. I would be honoured! Count me in!"
McGregor has not fought in the UFC since July 2021, and there have been no discussions of an immediate return. If he does come back next year, it will mean a five-year hiatus from the sport.
However, given his relationship with the US President, it is not completely out of the realm of possibility. McGregor was invited to the White House as the guest of honor on St Patrick's Day.
McGregor also shared an alleged screengrab of his Instagram messages to Dana White. As part of the screengrab, McGregor sent a voice message, which White replied, 'I LOVE IT!!!!!'. McGregor did not divulge what was said in the Instagram messages but shared the alleged screengrab in response to an AI-generated message that he could fight on the White House card.
Speaking in Iowa ahead of July 4th celebrations, Trump announced his plans to bring the UFC to Washington DC's most famous landmark.
"We are going to have some incredible events, some professional events, some amateur events," he told the crowd.
"Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White? We're going to have a UFC fight. We're going to have a UFC fight - think of this - on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there."
The US President is a regular attendee to UFC events, including last month's UFC 316.
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