{"id":15350,"date":"2025-07-31T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15350"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:02:36","slug":"conor-mcgregor-resumes-ufc-drug-testing-hints-at-2026-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15350","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor resumes UFC drug testing, hints at 2026 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Conor McGregor has sparked excitement among fans with the announcement that he has re-entered the UFC&#8217;s drug-testing pool, signalling a potential return to the octagon in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent Instagram post, the former two-division UFC champion shared a video and captioned it, &#8220;I gave my first blood test, that is what the plaster is on my shoulder. I am ECSTATIC! I\u2019m in SHAPE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, 37, also shared images on his Instagram Stories suggesting he had undergone both blood and urine tests, although the authenticity of these images remains unverified.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMtgLEDN_ME\/<\/p>\n<p>Despite McGregor&#8217;s public claim, the UFC Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) website does not show him as having completed an official test in 2025, sparking speculation about the timeline for his re-entry into competitive action.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2556550\/conor-mcgregor-targets-ufc-white-house-after-rejoining-anti-doping-pool<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has expressed his intentions to fight in the proposed UFC White House card scheduled for July 2026, coinciding with the United States&#8217; 250th Independence Day celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Both UFC President Dana White and former President Donald Trump have mentioned the event, which could feature a number of notable fighters, including recently retired Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>If McGregor fights next summer, it will be his first bout since UFC 264 in 2021, when he suffered a broken leg in his third fight with Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2554142\/white-house-to-stage-ufc-fight-in-2026-as-per-donald-trump<\/p>\n<p>He was also slated to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in June 2024 but was forced to withdraw due to a toe injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma)<\/p>\n<p>Known as one of the sport&#8217;s biggest stars, McGregor has been in the public eye for various reasons, including his role as part-owner and ambassador for the BKFC promotion, the aftermath of a fire at his Black Forge Inn in Dublin, and ongoing legal issues.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these distractions, McGregor\u2019s return to the UFC, should it materialise, is expected to make headlines once again, with fans eagerly anticipating his comeback after a five-year hiatus.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has sparked excitement among fans with the announcement that he has re-entered the UFC&#8217;s drug-testing pool, signalling a potential return to the octagon in 2026. In a recent Instagram post, the former two-division UFC champion shared a video and captioned it, &#8220;I gave my first blood test, that is what the plaster is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}