Conor McGregor accepts the sanction of 18 months for where failures are in the context of UFC anti -doping policy
Combat sports anti-doping (CSAD) announced today that Conor McGregorof Dublin, Ireland, accepted a Period of 18 months of ineligibility For a violation of the UFC (ADP UFC) anti -doping policy.
McGregor missed three attempts to collect organic samples within 12 months in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the ADP of the UFC. UFC athletes are required to provide precise information at any time, so that they can be contacted and submit to collections of organic samples without prior warning. McGregor’s missed tests took place on June 13, September 19 and September 20, 2024and were each classified as Where failures where by CSAD under the UFC ADP.
Although McGregor was not made available for tests on these dates, CSAD noted that he was recovering from an injury and was not preparing for a fight to come at the time of the three missed tests. McGregor completely cooperated with the CSAD survey, accepted responsibility and provided detailed information that the CSAD determined contributed to the missed tests.
Despite these attenuating factors, CSAD stresses that precise deposits and the ability to carry out unexpected tests are essential to the success of the ADP UFC. Taking into account the cooperation and circumstances of McGregor, CSAD has reduced the standard 24 -month penalty For three failures where is six months old. His ineligibility period began September 20, 2024 (The date of his third location failure) and will end with March 20, 2026.
CSAD independently administers the anti -doping program all year round of the UFC. The collections of organic samples under ADP UFC are carried out by Drug Free Sport International (DFSI)A world leader in the anti -doping industry with more than 5,000 members of the trained collection staff. All samples are analyzed at Research and test of sports medicine accredited by AMA (SMRTL) In Salt Lake City, Utah.
For more information on the UFC anti -doping program, including written policies and athlete test statistics, visit UFCANTIDOPING.com. Resources are available in several languages, notably Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
CSAD also provides a ratio mechanism for known or suspected use of drugs improving performance at UFC at tipline@csad.org.
