{"id":179225,"date":"2025-07-07T22:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/conor-mcgregor-wants-to-join-possible-ufc-white-house-fight-count-me-in\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T22:16:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:16:07","slug":"conor-mcgregor-wants-to-join-possible-ufc-white-house-fight-count-me-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/conor-mcgregor-wants-to-join-possible-ufc-white-house-fight-count-me-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor Wants to Join Possible UFC White House Fight: \u2018Count Me In\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/conor-mcgregor\/\" title=\"Conor Mcgregor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Conor McGregor<\/strong><\/a> is considering making a return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ufc\/\" title=\"Ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UFC<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old MMA fighter responded in several posts on his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> account discussing the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/07\/03\/donald-trump-reveals-plans-to-host-ufc-match-at-the-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a UFC match taking place at The White House<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Conor<\/strong>, who plans to run for election in Ireland, says he\u2019s interested in taking part in the fight.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2124018\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (July 3), President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/donald-trump\/\" title=\"Donald Trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.cnn.com\/cnn\/2025\/07\/03\/politics\/trump-ufc-fight-white-house\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/amp.cnn.com\/cnn\/2025\/07\/03\/politics\/trump-ufc-fight-white-house&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that he plans to hold a UFC fight at The White House. The details of his plan are unclear but a UFC official stated that they\u2019ve been in talks with <strong>Trump<\/strong> about the event. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Conor<\/strong> responded to the possibility in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941100827789369432\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941100827789369432&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, writing, \u201cExcited with President <strong>Trump<\/strong> announcing a UFC fight event at the White House. I would be honoured! Count me in!\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"center\" style=\"margin: auto; width: 85%; clear: both\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Happy 4th of July, USA. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <\/p>\n<p>Excited with President Trump announcing a UFC fight event at the White House. <\/p>\n<p>I would be honoured! Count me in! \ud83e\udd29\u2618\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941100827789369432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941229312449053085\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941229312449053085&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> on the platform, <strong>Conor<\/strong> referenced his plans to run for election in Ireland and seemingly confirmed that the fight will take place in 2026. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Conor<\/strong> writes in the post, \u201cJuly 4th next year is a Saturday, regarding President <strong>Trump<\/strong>\u2018s UFC White House event. I will be reigning President of Ireland just under 1 year when I step out on the lawns of the White House to throw down. Epic proportions! Or as I like to call it, Tuesday at the office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941161993295245501\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/1941161993295245501&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\">shared<\/a> an AI-generated image of himself and <strong>Michael Chandler<\/strong> at The White House gearing up for a fight. <\/p>\n<p>If you didn\u2019t know, <strong>Conor<\/strong> recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2024\/11\/22\/conor-mcgregor-loses-sexual-assault-case-ordered-to-pay-260000-in-damages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost a court case and was ordered to pay a serious sum of money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/07\/07\/conor-mcgregor-wants-to-join-possible-ufc-white-house-fight-count-me-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor is considering making a return to the UFC. The 36-year-old MMA fighter responded in several posts on his X account discussing the possibility of a UFC match taking place at The White House. Conor, who plans to run for election in Ireland, says he\u2019s interested in taking part in the fight. 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