USADA disputes Conor McGregor claims that meeting set, UFC return only requires two clean tests

As far as Conor McGregor is concerned, a couple passed drug tests will be all he needs to fight in the UFC again.

But the UFC’s drug testing partner, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has a different idea about how things should go down. And while the decision on when McGregor returns ultimately is in the UFC’s hands, anything outside of USADA’s current guidelines is sure to set off a debate later this year.

McGregor on Wednesday said he is under the impression that he needs a pair of clean drug tests, and then he’s OK to return to the UFC after spending time outside USADA’s testing pool while recovering from a broken leg suffered in a July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier.