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Conor McGregor on Potential UFC Return: They're Not Going to Let Me Fight in December

Conor McGregor was hoping to make his return to the UFC in December against Michael Chandler, but it sounds like he's accepted that it's unlikely to happen after not re-entering the USADA testing pool in time.

"They're not going to let me fight in December, ladies and gentlemen," McGregor said in a series of audio notes on X [h/t Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie]. "You've seen Chris Weidman (at UFC 292). Imagine what that injury is. I feel like I'm being kept from my livelihood, and I've been feeling this for years. I'm not going to air grievances.