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