Mark Hunt has offered Dana White with a easy answer to deal with the truth that Conor McGregor nonetheless hasn’t reentered the USADA testing pool.
The possibilities of McGregor returning to the UFC’s Octagon this yr are trying much less doubtless by the hour, because the Irishman has already virtually run out of time to reenter the USADA testing pool for a 2023 return. Athletes should be examined for at the very least six months previous to competing, and the UFC’s ultimate Pay-Per-View occasion of the yr is the UFC 296 card scheduled for December.
“The Infamous” has claimed that he shall be moving into the cage this yr to struggle Michael Chandler whereas Dana White has appeared much less optimistic concerning the struggle getting booked, nonetheless former UFC heavyweight title challenger Hunt lately identified that the UFC has waived its drug testing necessities on one earlier event.
Mark Hunt Suggests UFC Let Conor McGregor Skip USADA Testing
Hunt welcomed Brock Lesnar again to the Octagon after a virtually five-year absence at UFC 200, and “Tremendous Samoan” says that struggle has already established a precedent for the way the Conor McGregor scenario may be dealt with.
@danawhite why don’t u give @thenotoriousmma the identical exemption u gave that baboon @brock._.lesnar or what ever this dishonest rats insta is 😎😎😎😎😎I ponder if the @ufc @danawhite is above the regulation ? What do u guys suppose ? pic.twitter.com/3ycKgbADkz
— mark richard hunt (@markhunt1974) June 15, 2023
“(Dana White) why don’t u give (Conor McGregor) the identical exemption u gave that baboon (Brock Lesnar) or what ever this cheat rats insta is. I ponder if the UFC (Dana White) is above the regulation? What do u guys suppose?”
Lesnar’s return at UFC 200 added some important intrigue to an already stacked card, however after the previous heavyweight champion defeated Hunt by unanimous choice he ended up failing a drug take a look at that rendered the struggle a No Contest.
There’s little question that the UFC would like to see McGregor return this yr, however waiving drug testing necessities for the previous two-division champion would considerably compromise the integrity of the promotion’s partnership with USADA. “The Infamous” hasn’t precisely revived The Final Fighter along with his teaching position on the present’s presently airing Season 31, so will probably be fascinating to see what the UFC’s plans are if McGregor isn’t in a position to compete till subsequent yr.
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