Conor McGregor can’t let go of this idea of scrapping with Michael Chandler. Yeah, he’s at it again. Picture this: McGregor throwing shade at Chandler to fight at, of all places, the White House. You heard me right. All because President Trump casually brought up hosting a UFC fight there to mark 250 years of America—next year or something like that. Fighters and fans are naturally buzzing, obviously.
Now, McGregor’s been out of the game for what feels like an eternity—four years following that nasty leg snap against Dustin Poirier. But, it seems the itch to get back in the octagon is, like, unshakeable. He’s all up on X (formerly known as Twitter, if you’re living under a rock) proposing this wild White House battle in 2026. Gotta say, his AI-generated poster or whatever was a whole thing, with him cheekily describing it as “The only place where disputes truly get settled. The White House.”
Let’s rewind a bit. The whole McGregor-Chandler drama’s been dragging on for ages—seems like forever. Chandler was feeling bold after he landed a killer front kick on Tony Ferguson at UFC 274. He called out McGregor right there. I mean, who wouldn’t want a piece of McGregor, right?
Then, there was this whole stint where they both turned into coaches for The Ultimate Fighter in Summer 2023. Usually, that ends with a fight. Knowing both these guys, you knew interest was sky high. It was supposed to be a headliner for UFC 303 during International Fight Week—big deal—until McGregor’s pinky toe decides to go haywire. Of all things!
Instead, they had to do a switcheroo with Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka headlining instead. Meanwhile, Chandler’s been busy losing two bouts, one to Charles Oliveira and then to Paddy Pimblett. It’s been a rollercoaster, for real.
Anyway, who’s to say this insane White House idea won’t just fizzle out like the rest? But—wait, no—sometimes with fighters like these two, you never really know until it happens or doesn’t. Just one big, weird saga, to be honest.
