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The UFC star, Conor McGregor, has not fought since July 2021, but it may take place on a renowned event next year.
After President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that a UFC fight is on the ground of the White House next year, McGregor reacted to news with an apparent eagerness to participate, on social networks.
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File – Conor McGregor is preparing to fight Dustin Poirier in a combat of Mixtes Mixtes Légers de l’UFC 264, on July 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP photo / John Locher, file)
“Happy July 4, United States. Excited with President Trump announcing a combat event at the UFC at the White House. I would be honored! Count me!” McGregor wrote on X.
McGregor subsequently re-ravified his post with a photo of him and Trump in the oval office.
In March, McGregor said that he would present himself to the presidency of his country of origin, Ireland.
Friday, the fighter followed his post expressing his interest with a daring prediction on participation in the fight of the White House of next year as the country’s in -office of the country.
“On July 4, next year is a Saturday concerning President Trumps Trumps UFC House House.
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The white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt listens to the UFC fighter, Conor McGregor, speaks with journalists in the White House Information Room, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)
In March, McGregor visited the White House and criticized the Irish government in an attempt to educate the “problems with which the inhabitants of Ireland” are faced with the residents of Ireland “.
“Our government has long abandoned the voices of the inhabitants of Ireland, and it is high time that America is informed of what is happening in Ireland. What is happening in Ireland is a parody. Our government is a government of zero and zero responsibility,” he said during an appearance alongside the press secretary of the White House Karoline Leavitt on March 20.
Regarding his combat career, McGregor has long praised his return to the octagon after his first attempt last June ended unhappy due to a training injury.
In April, McGregor said that he would not return to fight for an event that would take place in a large stadium.
The white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt listens to the UFC fighter, Conor McGregor, speaks with journalists in the White House Information Room, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)
“I will only come back to a stadium,” he wrote in an article on X after Wrestlemania 41, which was held at the alleging stadium in Las Vegas.
McGregor, 36, fought for the last time in 2021, when he lost against Dustin Poirier after having broken his leg during the fight. He was to fight Michael Chandler at the UFC 303 in June, but the fight was canceled after having broken his toes during training.
