Former two-division champion Conor McGregor returns to motion on June 29 within the UFC 303 fundamental occasion in opposition to Michael Chandler. It will likely be the primary time he is stepped foot contained in the octagon since July 2021.
McGregor suffered a damaged leg within the ultimate moments of the opening spherical in his trilogy battle with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. In his three years away from the game, McGregor has recovered from the damage and made his movement image debut within the remake of the 1989 basic ‘Highway Home.’ He additionally went by way of a dramatic physique transformation.
Throughout more often than not exterior of competitors, McGregor wasn’t being examined for efficiency enhancing medicine. He ultimately re-entered the testing pool 27 months after breaking his leg and was particularly talked about within the very public cut up between the UFC and USADA.
“We will affirm that Conor McGregor has re-entered the USADA testing pool as of Sunday, October 8, 2023. We’ve got been clear and agency with the UFC that there must be no exception given by the UFC for McGregor to battle till he has returned two detrimental assessments and been within the pool for at the least six months. The principles additionally enable USADA to maintain somebody within the testing pool longer earlier than competing primarily based on their declarations upon entry within the pool and testing outcomes,” USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart mentioned in an announcement asserting the cut up between the battle promotion and the anti-doping company.
Taking all of that into consideration, the unique ‘BMF,’ Jorge Masvidal, believes McGregor was on PEDs and could possibly be nonetheless on them.
“How a lot juice is Conor on too? That is one other query too as a result of that motherf***er needed to wait till USADA left to return again on this b*tch and compete with all of us,” Masvidal mentioned on Sean O’Malley’s YouTube channel. “Whereas all of us was coaching and getting examined, this motherf***er was clearly on some sh*t as we might see by the f***ing films.”
McGregor’s return at UFC 303 at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas has already set data. It surpassed a $20 million gate over a month prematurely, making it the very best gate within the promotion’s historical past.
