UFC legend Conor McGregor claims the ball is finally rolling on his return to the Octagon, with the former two-weight champion having not fought since July 2021 after suffering leg injuries in a defeat to Dustin Poirier.
broke his leg during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in what was the last time he set foot in the Octagon.McGregor and Chandler have been going back and forth while the bout has been in the works, but there yet to be an official date set.McGregor vs Chandler is expected to happen, with the Irishman’s opponent for his long-awaited return to the UFC booked in.
USADA’s rules require fighters who re-enter their testing pool to submit random samples for six months before returning to action.The UFC have the power to overrule the six-month testing period if it is deemed unfair on a specific fighter. The dispute between McGregor, White and USADA has been going on for months and has just hit its final breaking point this week.
"One UFC commentator echoed this, recently declaring that USADA should not oversee the UFC program since we held firm to the six-month rule involving McGregor, and since we do not allow fighters without an approved medical basis to use performance-enhancing drugs like experimental, unapproved peptides or testosterone for healing or injuries simply to get back in the Octagon.
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