Conor McGregor issues four-word statement after taking biggest step yet to UFC return

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CONOR MCGREGOR has doubled down on his recent insistence that he will return to the UFC.
The 37-year-old hasn't set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg against Dustin Poirier over four years ago.
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Conor McGregor hasn't set foot inside the octagon in over four years
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The Notorious took a giant step towards returning to the cage by returning to the UFC's drug testing pool
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The 37-year-old recently gave blood and urine samples to drug testers
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The Irishman has doubled down on his insistence that he will return to the cage
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He was set to make his grand return to the cage last June but was forced to withdraw from his comeback clash with Michael Chandler due to injury.
The prospect of the former two-division champion returning to the cage seemingly took a step in the right direction earlier this week.
The fan favourite was drug tested for the first time since re-entering the UFC's drug testing pool on board his luxury yacht.
And the Irishman has once again taken to social media to insist that his long-awaited comeback will come to fruition.
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Along with a selfie of himself smiling with his bold new mohawk, McGregor wrote on Instagram: "Return of the Mac."
The post even included a snippet of Mark Morrison's 1996 platinum hit song 'Return of the Mack'.
McGregor's latest drug test has yet to be logged in the UFC's Anti-Doping database.
Fighting has seemingly been at the back of McGregor's mind for the last few months, with the SBG Ireland star setting his sights on running for political office in his homeland.
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But they returned to the forefront of his mind after he got wind of the UFC's plans to host a fight card at the White House next July.
He said: 'It's looking like I'm headed to the Oval Office again.
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"So that's where I'm headed next.
"But I'll let these men fight for this one and I'll support them and back them all the way."
If McGregor does ever fight again, his next outing will be his first since being found civilly liable for assaulting Nikita Hand at a Dublin Hotel in December 2018.
The former two-division champion appealed the verdict returned at Dublin's High Court last November.
He is expected to learn the verdict of his appeal this week.