Conor McGregor’s anticipated return to the UFC appears to be making good progress behind the scenes. Following President Donald Trump’s announcement last summer, ‘The Notorious’ made it clear he wanted to be part of the event scheduled at the White House later in the year.

UFC star Colby Covington claims the UFC has treated him unfairly his entire career and hasn’t offered him a fight.

I know it’s going to be very high security and high stress and weird to have a fight at the White House in the middle of a f***ing war,' Rogan said

For a card celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and the birthday of U.S. president Donald Trump, the UFC White House card doesn’t have a strong contingent of vocal MAGA fighters. At the top of the list of candidates that could fix that is Colby Covington,

Jon Jones requested his UFC release after CEO Dana White said he would "never" be on the White House card, citing "lowball" contract offers despite comeback preparation.

Colby Covington slams UFC White House card, calling it disorganized and criticizing the lack of promised title fights.

Jones has had a hot-and-cold relationship with the UFC for years at this point, but his handling of the Aspinall situation did seem to draw particular ire from UFC brass, so much so that before the White House card was announced, Dana White repeatedly declared that he could not trust Jones to headline such an important event.

Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev appear to be at odds on which of them is to blame for a UFC White House matchup failing to come together.