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UFC suspends Conor McGregor 18 months for violating anti-doping policy

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:52:09 +0000

Conor McGregor has accepted an 18-month suspension for violating UFC anti-doping policy. The former two-division UFC champion had three Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) whereabouts failures in 2024

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Fighters react to UFC-USADA split

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:28:22 +0000

There’s a lot of groundbreaking news coming out of the UFC of late and their split from USADA is right up there with the most shocking. In the midst of the wild Conor McGregor saga, USADA announced that they would be parting ways with the MMA promotion in 2024. According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s CEO, Travis Tygart, the UFC ended their partnership with the anti-doping company after having a disagreement on the Irishman’s special treatment. Following the announcement of their split, it wasn’t only the fans who were shaken by the news. Some of the very best mixed martial artists had their say on the ongoing situation, sharing their very different opinions. Most fighters made light of the matter and posted hilarious tweets in relation to the fallout

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Conor McGregor fires sly shot at USADA following their split from UFC

BAD MMA News — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:57:25 +0000

Conor McGregor has had more leeway than others from the UFC since rising to fame and for good reason. The Irish star rakes in by far the most amount of money and viewers, and with that comes perks. ‘The Notorious’ can somewhat call the shots on his own career inside the octagon, but what he did earlier this week was a shock to everyone. In his ongoing battle to get back into the cage, it seems the megastar has caused the UFC and USADA to have a falling out and the two companies will now part ways.

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Jon Jones reacts to UFC-USADA split, remove DC No Contest

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:03:20 +0000

Jon Jones has offered up his thoughts on the UFC and United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) splitting up. It was recently announced that USADA and the UFC will not be renewing their partnership with one another at the end of 2023.

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Conor McGregor the cause of UFC and USADA’s collapsed relationship?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:43:19 +0000

News broke yesterday surrounding USADA’s presence within the UFC . Starting in 2024, the anti-doping agency will no longer share a partnership with the MMA promotion following a breakdown in talks. The United States Anti-Doping Agency has been partnered with the UFC since 2015 and has conducted tens of thousands of tests in order to keep the sport clean. While their intentions were pure, there was a division among the mixed martial arts fanbase regarding whether the anti-doping body was beneficial to the fighters and the sport as a whole. USADA’s CEO Travis Tygart spoke out on why he believes the relationship with the UFC soured and it seems to be caused by Conor McGregor ‘s potential return to the octagon. “We can confirm that Conor McGregor has re-entered the USADA testing pool as of Sunday, October 8, 2023,” Stated Tygart.

Conor McGregor the cause of UFC and USADA’s collapsed relationship? – MMA Weekly