Dana White has shut down suggestions that Conor McGregor will fight Michael Chandler at the UFC's White House card. ' This directly contradicts McGregor's assertion that his involvement at the White House event is a 'done deal' and that his opponent will be Michael Chandler. McGregor told Fox News, 'The Mac is excited to be back.
I'm on it (the White House card), this is me. Michael Chandler and myself. We've done The Ultimate Fighter.
We'll see if Conor's going to come back or not.
We’ve had a good back and forth. ' McGregor has expressed a strong desire to fight at the White House this summer and namedropped Chandler as his opponent in a September interview. However, nothing about McGregor's return or opponent had been confirmed by the UFC.
' McGregor has not fought since July 2021, when he suffered a broken leg in his second straight loss to Dustin Poirier. He was due to return in June 2024 but sustained a broken toe, withdrawing from a planned fight with Chandler on two weeks' notice. McGregor is currently serving a backdated 18-month ban from the UFC after three absences during attempted drug tests and will be able to fight again from 20 March.
No, that was a couple years ago.