Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon has been put on hold yet again. The former two-division UFC champion has been suspended 18 months by the UFC’s Anti-Doping Program following three whereabouts failures between July and November 2024, sources confirmed Tuesday afternoon. Expand Tweet

The suspension is retroactive, beginning in September 2024, which makes the Irish superstar eligible to fight again on March 20, 2026 — coincidentally, just days before the UFC’s planned “White House card,” a monumental event celebrating the sport’s growing mainstream acceptance in the United States.

For McGregor, this development is the latest chapter in a career defined by both brilliance and turbulence. After spending much of 2024 teasing a return against Michael Chandler, the 36-year-

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