"The missed collections occurred on 13 June, 19 and 20 September 2024, and were each recorded as whereabouts failures. The sanction was backdated to start on 20 September 2024 runs through to 20 March 2026. CSAD noted McGregor was recovering from an injury and not in fight preparation during the missed collections, and that he fully cooperated with the inquiry, accepted responsibility and supplied information that explained the circumstances."
"Citing those factors, CSAD reduced the standard 24-month penalty for three whereabouts failures by six months. Despite these mitigating factors, CSAD emphasises that accurate whereabouts filings and the ability to conduct unannounced testing are essential to the success of the UFC ADP, the CSAD added. McGregor, 37, has since re-entered the UFC testing pool and has provided four samples in 2025."
Conor McGregor was suspended for 18 months for violating the UFC anti-doping policy after missing three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024. The missed collections occurred on 13 June, 19 and 20 September 2024 and were recorded as whereabouts failures. The sanction was backdated to run from 20 September 2024 to 20 March 2026. CSAD reduced the standard 24-month penalty by six months because McGregor was recovering from injury, not in fight preparation, cooperated fully, accepted responsibility and supplied explanatory information. McGregor re-entered the testing pool and provided four samples in 2025.
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