McGregor still hasn’t joined the USADA testing program! We won’t see a fight with Chandler for more than six months

The UFC has officially announced the return of Conor McGregor, who will appear on the reality show The Ultimate Fighter. His opponent will be Michael Chandler, but it is still uncertain when the fight will take place. The Irishman has not yet entered the USADA testing program.

We’ve been waiting a long time for Conor McGregor to return to the cage. Fans were ecstatic when the UFC announced his next fight.

The Irishman will be part of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter, in which he will be a coach. The opponent will be Michael Chandler and the two will face each other at the end.

However, there is one hitch, and it’s a rather significant one. McGregor still hasn’t signed up for the USADA testing program.

That’s because since joining it, a fighter must complete a six-month period during which they cannot test positive for banned substances.

“As we previously confirmed, to date Conor McGregor has not been reinstated into the USADA testing program, in which he would have to be in for a minimum of six months and have at least two negative tests prior to a professional fight,” agency officials explained to MMA Fighting.

Episodes of the reality show will air from May 30 to August 15, so the Irishman is still catching up. However, he doesn’t have much of a reserve, he has to enter the program in the next month.

Source: MMA Shorties