DANA WHITE has issued his clearest statement on Conor McGregor's UFC return in over a year.

The Notorious hasn't set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier over four years ago.

McGregor , 36, was scheduled to make his cage comeback against Michael Chandler last year but withdrew from the bout wth a broken left pinky toe.

Fighting was seemingly at the back of the Irishman 's mind for several months, but he's slowly but surely started ramping up his training in recent weeks.

His upping of the ante came after the UFC announced plans to host a blockbuster card at the White House next June.

White was initially coy on the prospect of the Dubliner topping the bill , but has now made it crystal clear he wants the Return of the

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