The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is set to split with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) following a dispute involving Conor McGregor.
McGregor suffered a broken leg in his last fight – a defeat against long-time rival Dustin Poirior in July 2021 – and is now looking to make a return to the octagon. On Wednesday, USADA said that the 35-year-old re-entered the testing pool earlier this month but may not be able to fulfil the minimum six-month requirement in the pool as the UFC is terminating its partnership with USADA at the end of the year.
Last week, McGregor said on X, formerly Twitter, that he has been re-entered to the testing pool, while UFC president Dana White said that the relevant paperwork had been submitted to USADA. According to USADA, the Irishman would have to be in the pool for at least six months and return two negative tests in order to fight. The UFC has been partnered with USADA since 2015, and in that time the anti-doping body has conducted more than 27,000 tests.
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