BROOKLYN -- Conor McGregor will fight in the UFC in 2018, according to UFC president Dana White.
Speaking at a UFC news conference on Wednesday, White definitively said the promotion's biggest star will return at some point this year.
"Conor is coming back this year, 100 percent. He will fight this year," White said.
McGregor (21-3) hasn't fought in the UFC since November 2016. He took a hiatus from the Octagon to challenge undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) in the ring last August. McGregor lost via TKO.