Every fighter who is under contract with the UFC needs to stay in the USADA testing pool. However, Conor McGregor, owing to his injury, is absent from the testing pool. This omission has further raised many fingers and questions about both McGregor and the UFC.

During the UFC 280 post-fight press conference in Abu Dhabi, the UFC president, Dana White, revealed that Conor McGregor would have to complete six months of anti-doping tests to return to action.

Dana White confirmed Conor McGregor’s absence from the USADA pool

At the UFC 280 press conference, Dana White confirmed that Conor McGregor was out of USADA’s testing pool. White also affirmed that ‘The Notorious’ will have to wait for six months; before stepping back into the Octagon. 

United States Anti-Doping testing pool necessitates all active athletes to be enrolled in it. However, Conor McGregor is not in the testing pool. He has been recovering from the spine-chilling injury for over a year now. He broke his shin during his last bout against Dustin ‘Diamond’ Poirier at UFC  264 and hasn’t entered the Octagon since. 

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Also, any fighter who left the testing pool needs to complete six months of testing before their return to the arena.

Fans reacted to Conor McGregor’s absence from the testing pool

Although McGregor kept teasing his followers about his return to the UFC, his latest fight could only be scheduled after 6 months. 

A tweet by MMAFighting.com said, “Dana White, USADA confirm Conor McGregor needs 6 months of drug testing before UFC return.” Fans broke out as they reacted to McGregor’s listing in the rankings, even though his name was not in the USADA pool.

Here’s what fans had to say:

Conor McGregor’s fans sure are excited about his return to the Octagon. Further, with all the teasing and bantering that he has done, all eyes have stuck on him, wondering when he’ll make his re-entry to the Octagon.

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