Conor McGregor has accepted an 18-month suspension for violating the UFC Anti-Doping policy. McGregor was suspended for missing three attempted biological sample collections in 2024.
Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced Tuesday that McGregor accepted the 18-month sanction for repeatedly failing to submit testing samples. Submitting samples is a requirement under UFC's in-house anti-doping program.
"McGregor missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC [anti-doping policy]," CSAD officials wrote in a press release. "UFC athletes are required to provide accurate whereabouts information at all times, so they can be contacted and submit to biological sample collections without prior warning. McGregor's