Overview

• Conor McGregor completed his first UFC Anti-Doping test of 2025 on August 1, marking his official re-entry into the testing pool.
• UFC regulations require six months of random drug screening before fighters can compete, making him eligible to return by February 2026.
• On July 31, the Dublin High Court dismissed McGregor’s appeal of the civil jury’s assault verdict, reaffirming a nearly €250,000 award to Nikita Hand.
• Ireland’s director of public prosecutions opened a perjury investigation after McGregor withdrew affidavits from Hand’s former neighbors in the lawsuit.
• McGregor is targeting a comeback against Michael Chandler at a proposed UFC event on the White House South Lawn for America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.