CONOR MCGREGOR has responded to reports he's been "REMOVED" from the UFC roster.

A prominent and highly accurate automated tracker of mixed martial arts' premier promotion's massive stable of fighters posted on X that the Irishman had been removed from the roster.

The post sent shockwaves throughout the MMA world, with fans aghast at McGregor's apparent departure from the UFC.

But in a brief chat with veteran reporter Ariel Helwani, he denied no longer being with the promotion.

Helwani wrote on X: " Conor McGregor HAS NOT parted ways with the UFC.

"Both @TheNotoriousMMA and his team confirmed this to me."

McGregor, 37, took a major step to returning to the octagon last month by re-entering the UFC's drug testing pool and submitting a sample to them.

And his first test has co

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