Conor McGregor has been handed an 18-month suspension from the UFC for violating anti-doping rules, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), the UFC’s anti-doping enforcement body, said that the 37-year-old Irish fighter missed three attempted biological sample collections period in 2024 — on June 13, September 19, and September 20. The 18-month period of ineligibility from competing …
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Conor McGregor has received an 18-month suspension under the UFC’s anti-doping policy, but he’ll be cleared to return to action in early 2026. On Tuesday, Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) — the in-house agency that runs the UFC’s anti-doping program— announced that McGregor accepted the 18-month sanction after repeated failures to submitted testing samples as required by athletes under contract with …
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Conor McGregor has been handed an 18-month suspension for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy after missing three attempted tests last year, Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced on Tuesday. “McGregor missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC ADP [anti-doping policy],” CSAD said in a statement. The missed collections occurred on …
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Andreas HaleOct 7, 2025, 03:58 PM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior …
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Conor McGregor has accepted an 18-month ban for violating the UFC’s anti-doping policy, the organisation says. According to Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), Irish fighter McGregor, 37, missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024. UFC policy dictates that athletes must provide accurate whereabouts information at all times, so they can be contacted and submit to biological …
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Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced today that Conor McGregor, of Dublin, Ireland, has accepted an 18-month period of ineligibility for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy (UFC ADP). McGregor missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC ADP. UFC athletes are required to provide accurate whereabouts information at …
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Conor McGregor was forced to eat his own famous words as Mike Perry made his notorious quote his own days after the UFC legend threatened to fire him this week in Newark. The Irishman claimed that he would be publicly sacking Perry in the ring at the Prudential Center in case of a defeat to Jeremy Stephens in his comeback …
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Conor McGregor and Mike Perry just can’t get along. At a press conference in New Jersey on Thursday to promote BKFC 82, McGregor and Perry had a heated war of words. Perry puts his “King of Violence” belt on the line in the main event opposite Jeremy Stephens on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., marking Perry’s return to …
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Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor has reportedly secured his spot to fight at the White House, calling it a “done deal.” “Done deal, signed, delivered, it ain’t a negotiation,” the two-time UFC champion said on Hannity Wednesday night. “It can ignite a support for the people of Ireland,” said McGregor, who abandoned his bid to become Ireland’s president in September. …
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The long-awaited return of Conor McGregor might finally be locked in place. Every since the idea was announced, “The Notorious” has demanded a spot atop the UFC White House card, which is currently scheduled at the end of June, one week before the 4th of July. UFC CEO Dana White has expressed support for the idea, and McGregor recently claimed …
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