Conor McGregor given drug-test reassurance ahead of UFC return
1 year, 9 months ago

Conor McGregor given drug-test reassurance ahead of UFC return

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Conor McGregor’s UFC return could come courtesy of a loophole in drug-test rules, the United States Anti-Doping Agency has said. In order to compete in the UFC, fighters must have been present in the Usada pool for six months and have submitted two negative tests – and zero positives. However, Usada issued a statement on Thursday, responding to comments made by McGregor on Wednesday and declaring that the UFC “can make an exception” in “exceptional circumstances”. Usada said that such an exemption may be made in instances that are “manifestly unfair” to athletes, but the agency insisted: “Our position, which we have made clear, is that Conor should be in the testing pool for the full six-month period.” McGregor, who has not fought since suffering a broken leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, said on The MMA Hour on Wednesday: “The six months thing… What they had said was ‘two clean tests’ and off I go.” It is unclear whether the ‘they’ to whom McGregor was referring was the UFC or Usada, but the latter’s statement read: “We do not currently have a meeting set with Conor and, as of today, we have not received notice of his coming out of retirement to compete.”

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