Conor McGregor breaks silence on UFC ‘REMOVAL' to confirm major career decision as Dana White makes x-rated statement
A prominent and highly accurate automated tracker of mixed martial arts' premier promotion's massive stable of fighters posted on X that the Irishman had been removed from the roster.
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Conor McGregor hasn't set foot inside the octagon in over four years
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A UFC roster tracker recently claimed the Irishman was no longer with the promotion
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The Notorious has broken his silence on his apparent removal from the UFC roster
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The post sent shockwaves throughout the MMA world, with fans aghast at McGregor's apparent departure from the UFC.
But in a brief chat with veteran reporter Ariel Helwani, he denied no longer being with the promotion.
Helwani wrote on X: "Conor McGregor HAS NOT parted ways with the UFC.
"Both @TheNotoriousMMA and his team confirmed this to me."
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McGregor, 37, took a major step to returning to the octagon last month by re-entering the UFC's drug testing pool and submitting a sample to them.
And his first test has come back negative for any banned substances.
Helwani added: "He also confirmed he is back in the pool, has submitted tests and all have come back clean. 'It's all systems a go,' he said."
UFC supremo Dana White also chimed in on the report of McGregor being removed from the promotion's roster.
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In a typically bullish style, he commented on a social media post citing the report and said: "Total B******T."
McGregor hasn't set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.
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He was set to return to the cage last June against Michael Chandler but withdrew from their long-overdue showdown with a broken pinky toe.
If McGregor fights again, his next outing will be his first since he was found civilly liable for having assaulted Nikita Hand at a Dublin hotel in December 2018.
McGregor appealed the verdict turned in at Dublin's High Court but lost his bid to overturn the civil verdict late last month.
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