Conor McGregor is serving a suspension, however it gained’t cease his deliberate UFC return.
The previous two-division UFC champion has emphatically pledged to make his extremely anticipated return to the Octagon after a hiatus of greater than 4 years, setting his sights on the MMA promotion’s particular White Home occasion on June 14, 2026, celebrating the US’ 250th anniversary.
“The Infamous” has disclosed that he has already rejoined the drug testing pool and is critically weighing a showdown along with his Final Fighter Season 33 rival coach, Michael Chandler, a battle that was initially slated for UFC 303 in June 2024 however fell by way of as a result of a toe harm.
McGregor has obtained an 18-month suspension for breaching the UFC anti-doping coverage, however it gained’t stand in the way in which of his anticipated comeback.
Conor McGregor Receives 18-Month Ineligibility After Failing To Submit Samples Three Instances In 2024
On Tuesday, Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping (CSAD), the physique answerable for overseeing the UFC’s anti-doping program, introduced that Conor McGregor has accepted an 18-month competitors ban following a number of failures to supply the testing samples required beneath UFC guidelines.
The reported whereabouts failures occurred on June 13, September 19, and September 20, 2024. UFC-contracted fighters are obligated to maintain their places up to date to permit testing brokers to conduct random, unannounced drug checks. In accordance with CSAD, McGregor failed to satisfy this requirement.
CSAD additionally famous that “The Infamous” actively cooperated with the investigation and acknowledged his accountability for the violations. Consequently, the company decreased the usual 24-month sanction by six months. McGregor’s suspension formally started on September 20, 2024, the date of his third missed check, and ends on March 20, 2026.
“McGregor missed three tried organic pattern collections inside a 12-month interval in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC,” the assertion learn. “McGregor totally cooperated with CSAD’s investigation, accepted accountability, and offered detailed data that CSAD decided contributed to the missed checks… Taking McGregor’s cooperation and circumstances under consideration, CSAD decreased the usual 24-month sanction for 3 whereabouts failures by six months.”
Conor McGregor was final seen within the Octagon at UFC 264 in July 2021, the place he endured a damaged leg early in his trilogy battle in opposition to Dustin Poirier. The Irish star boasts a UFC document of 10-4, with eight of his wins coming by means of knockout.
