DAYS after talk of retirement and unretirement and getting dropped from a scheduled bout with Nate Diaz, controversial fighter Conor McGregor says he is back on the UFC200 fight card.
There is no official word from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but McGregor posted on Twitter on Monday that he is set to fight as scheduled on July 9 in Las Vegas.
Happy to announce that I am BACK on UFC 200!
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 25, 2016
Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting this one done for the fans. #Respect
McGregor's announcement caomes just two days after UFC boss Dana White insisted the featherweight star won't be part of UFC 200.
Last week McGregor announced he is contemplating early retirement and hours later the UFC announced he is being dropped from UFC 200.
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