Dana White: Conor McGregor has taken next step toward UFC return, but still a ways to go

LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor is inching closer to a UFC return.

According to UFC CEO Dana White, there’s still much to be done before the former double champion to return. However, McGregor recently submitted his paperwork to reenter the USADA drug-testing pool – a roadblock that’s been the path to a comeback for quite some time.

“He is not officially in the USADA pool,” White told reporters including MMA Junkie at a UFC Fight Night 229 pre-fight news conference Saturday. “He submitted the paperwork. Probably by Monday, he’ll be submitted. Again, don’t hold me to that. But the paperwork is submitted next week sometime.”