Former UFC featherweight and light-weight champion Conor McGregor has been suspended 18-months by the Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping (CSAD) Company for violating the UFC’s anti-doping coverage.
On Tuesday, the (CSAD) introduced that the previous two-division champion accepted the 18-month sanction after repeated failures to submitted testing samples as required by athletes underneath contract with the promotion.
“McGregor missed three tried organic pattern collections inside a 12-month interval in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC [anti-doping policy],” CSAD officers wrote in a press launch. “UFC athletes are required to supply correct whereabouts info always, to allow them to be contacted and undergo organic pattern collections with out prior warning.
“McGregor’s missed assessments occurred on June 13, September 19, and September 20, 2024, and have been every categorized as Whereabouts Failures by CSAD underneath the UFC ADP.”
Regardless of the suspension, Conor McGregor might nonetheless return for the UFC White Home occasion scheduled for June 14, 2026.
“McGregor absolutely cooperated with CSAD’s investigation, accepted accountability, and supplied detailed info that CSAD decided contributed to the missed assessments,” CSAD officers famous.
“Regardless of these mitigating elements, CSAD emphasizes that correct whereabouts filings and the flexibility to conduct unannounced testing are important to the success of the UFC ADP. Taking McGregor’s cooperation and circumstances under consideration, CSAD lowered the usual 24-month sanction for 3 whereabouts failures by six months. His interval of ineligibility started on September 20, 2024 (the date of his third whereabouts failure) and can conclude on March 20, 2026.”
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