Conor McGregor is once again proclaiming his plans to fight again.
The former two-division UFC champion, who hasn’t competed for over four years since suffering a gruesome broken leg back in 2021, says he’s back in the UFC’s anti-doping program to prepare for a return to action. McGregor is eyeing the UFC’s planned event at the White House in 2026 after President Donald Trump announced that he wanted to host a fight there as part of the America 250 celebration.
Since then, UFC CEO Dana White has confirmed the promotion has already started mapping out details for the event expected around July 2026 with a long list of fighters volunteering to participate on the card. McGregor is the now the latest to announce his intentions to compete on the historic card, which required him to begin drug testing again under UFC rules.
“They’re testing me,” McGregor told The Schmo following the BKFC press conference in Florida. “I’m in the pool. I thought that’s what the pools were for, jumping in and out, but I’m back in the pool. So get ready and stay ready because damage will be done. Oval office. White House card.”
Of course, McGregor has dropped out of the UFC’s anti-doping program previously and then jumped back in again in 2023 when he was preparing for a fight against Michael Chandler in 2024.
Active fighters are required to stay available for drug testing at all times but McGregor pulled himself out of the program as he recovered from the broken leg. He eventually rejoined the anti-doping program where he had to undergo at least six months of drug testing before he was allowed to compete.
McGregor cleared that hurdle but then suffered a broken pinky toe in training that forced him to drop out of the scheduled fight against Chandler.
Apparently, McGregor then decided to drop out of the anti-doping program again.
According to UFC anti-doping records, McGregor was drug tested a total of 11 times in 2024 but he hasn’t been tested at all in 2025 so it’s safe to assume he dropped out of the program before the New Year. Testing records are updated weekly and McGregor’s name hasn’t popped up yet but fighters are tested at random so there’s no telling when he might actually submit a urine or blood sample.
Much like what happened back in 2023, McGregor is required to undergo six months of drug testing before competing again unless the UFC issues some kind of exemption. But with the White House card not expected to take place until July 4, 2026, McGregor has plenty of time to undergo the required drug testing to get cleared to compete again.
Whether or not he actually fights on that card remains to be seen.
