McGregor may return to UFC in summer next year

The long-awaited return of Irish MMA superstar Conor McGregor may be happening in the first half of 2024. On Friday, UFC president Dana White suggested that McGregor could step into the Octagon again this summer.

Report informs via foreign media that White, who is in New York City for UFC 295 this Saturday at Madison Square Garden, said he spoke to McGregor yesterday.

'He's good, he's ready,' White exclusively told Adam Glyn. 'He wants to [fight]. He's got to sit out for the six months to get back into the drug-testing pool. So realistically... could be looking at him next summer.'

McGregor won his first UFC title by knocking out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds for the UFC featherweight championship in 2015. Less than a year later, McGregor became the first simultaneous champion in two weight classes by beating Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight crown.

McGregor also gained recognition for his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather and MMA rivalries with Poirier, Nate Diaz and Khabib Nurmagomedov.