{"id":36831,"date":"2026-02-18T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-claims-hes-been-offered-date-opponent-in-sincedeleted-tweet-200168"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:50:26","slug":"conor-mcgregor-claims-hes-been-offered-date-opponent-in-since-deleted-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/conor-mcgregor-claims-hes-been-offered-date-opponent-in-since-deleted-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor claims he\u2019s been offered date, opponent in since-deleted tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/conor-mcgregor-claims-hes-been-offered-date-opponent-in-since-deleted-tweet.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Conor McGregor is once again hinting that a comeback is<br \/>\nimminent. | Bellator MMA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> might be one step closer to a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> return \u2014 or maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>In a since-deleted post on social media, the Irishman claimed that<br \/>\nhe had accepted a date and opponent for his next fight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \u201cI have been offered an opponent and a date and I accept,\u201d McGregor<br \/>\nwrote. \u201cWaiting on my contract.\u201d<center readability=\"1.1392405063291\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.5569620253165\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Conor-McGregor-29688\">Conor<br \/>\nMcGregor<\/a> revealed in a now-deleted tweet that he&#8217;s been offered<br \/>\nan opponent and date for his UFC return and has accepted the offer<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc40 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QnozWDoLVK\">pic.twitter.com\/QnozWDoLVK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/2024104698035204602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nFebruary 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>McGregor has been lobbying hard for a spot on the UFC White House<br \/>\ncard on June 14. The timing of his post coincides with UFC CEO Dana<br \/>\nWhite\u2019s recent remarks that the card was in the process of being<br \/>\nfinalized. This past October, McGregor stated that his<br \/>\nparticipation at the highly-anticipated event was a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-Suggests-Fighting-at-UFC-White-House-Done-Deal-198564\"> &#8220;done deal.\u201d<\/a> More recently, the \u201cNotorious\u201d one claimed that<br \/>\nhis UFC contract, which likely included a significant tie-in to<br \/>\npay-per-view points, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Conor-McGregor-Claims-UFC-Contract-is-Void-with-New-Paramount-Broadcast-Deal-199792\"><br \/>\nwas void<\/a> with the promotion\u2019s new Paramount broadcast deal.<\/p>\n<p>The former two-division champion hasn\u2019t competed since July 2021,<br \/>\nwhen he suffered a broken leg in a trilogy bout against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Dustin-Poirier-50529\">Dustin<br \/>\nPoirier<\/a> at UFC 264. A comeback appeared imminent when he<br \/>\ncoached opposite <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Michael-Chandler-50829\">Michael<br \/>\nChandler<\/a> on \u201cThe Ultimate Fighter 31,\u201d but the fight against<br \/>\nChandler was delayed multiple times before he withdrew from their<br \/>\nUFC 303 booking due to a broken toe on the week of the fight. SBG<br \/>\nIreland coach <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/John-Kavanagh-3944\">John<br \/>\nKavanagh<\/a> revealed late last year that his fighter was <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Coach-Conor-McGregor-Fully-Locked-In-for-UFC-White-House-Event-199103\"> &#8220;fully locked in\u201d<\/a> for a fight at the White House. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor is once again hinting that a comeback is imminent. | Bellator MMA Conor McGregor might be one step closer to a UFC return \u2014 or maybe not. In a since-deleted post on social media, the Irishman claimed that he had accepted a date and opponent for his next fight. 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