Former two-division champion Conor McGregor returns to motion on June 29 within the UFC 303 essential occasion towards 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 last moments of the opening spherical in his trilogy combat with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. In his three years away from the game, McGregor has recovered from the harm and made his movement image debut within the remake of the 1989 basic ‘Highway Home.’ He additionally went by a dramatic physique transformation.
Throughout more often than not exterior of competitors, McGregor wasn’t being examined for efficiency enhancing medication. 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 are able to verify that Conor McGregor has re-entered the USADA testing pool as of Sunday, October 8, 2023. We have now been clear and agency with the UFC that there ought to be no exception given by the UFC for McGregor to combat till he has returned two unfavorable exams and been within the pool for no less than six months. The principles additionally permit 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 stated in a press release asserting the cut up between the combat promotion and the anti-doping company.
Taking all of that under 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 come back again on this b*tch and compete with all of us,” Masvidal stated 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 may see by the f***ing motion pictures.”
McGregor’s return at UFC 303 at T-Cell Area 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.
