{"id":296174,"date":"2023-10-18T16:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296174"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T16:54:07","slug":"conor-mcgregor-reveals-that-usada-have-taken-blood-and-urine-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/mma\/conor-mcgregor-reveals-that-usada-have-taken-blood-and-urine-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor reveals that USADA have taken &apos;blood and urine&apos; tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Conor McGregor appears worse for wear as he re-creates iconic Wolf of Wall Street clip on his yacht, after revealing drug testers had come aboard and taken &#8216;blood and urine&#8217; tests ahead of comeback fight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Irishman took to social media to provide fans with an update over his return\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Notorious&#8217; claimed that USADA visited him on his yacht to take two sample tests<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast &#8216;The Hook&#8217; will be available every Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conor McGregor has confirmed that he&#8217;s submitted two tests to the US Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC comeback but did so in bizarre fashion after sharing a strange video online.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, 35, hasn&#8217;t been in the Octagon since July 2021 when he suffered defeat against Dustin Poirier\u00a0after breaking his leg during their bout at UFC 264.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the &#8216;Notorious&#8217; took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to confirm that he had re-entered the USADA testing pool ahead of his highly-anticipated return to the UFC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Irishman has provided a further update to fans over his UFC comeback and confirmed he&#8217;s submitted &#8216;blood and urine&#8217; tests after USADA officials paid him a visit on his yacht.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, McGregor wrote: &#8216;I was tested two separate times yesterday, and within an hour of each other. Blood and urine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703547-12644475-image-a-10_1697629080615.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703573-12644475-image-m-9_1697629068160.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor has claimed that he&#8217;s submitted two tests to the US Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC comeback and shared the news via a post onto his social media pages<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703545-12644475-image-a-11_1697629094232.jpg\" height=\"992\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The UFC star then shared another video shortly after where he quoted Wolf of Wall Street<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;3 samples of each were requested and given in both instances. They came aboard my yacht. I welcomed them. Gave them a can of\u00a0@ForgedStout and a @ProperWhiskey. Life is good&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Accompanying his message was a short video that showed him relaxing on his yacht before zooming in to another boat in the distance, presumably that of USADA.<\/p>\n<p>However, McGregor didn&#8217;t stop there and quickly followed up that post with a screen grab from the Wolf of Wall Street movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The scene which McGregor decided to share is one where protagonist Jordan Belfort is visited by FBI officials on his boat, before he goads them with a huge wad of money.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, evidently, took inspiration from that scene as minutes later he shared another video taken aboard his yacht where he attempted to re-create that scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The caption for the second video simply read: &#8216;Caviar off my balls&#8217;. This is another reference to the movie, where Belfort made a similar claim.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, McGregor can be seen sat at a table on his yacht with a piece of paper in-front of him &#8211; before someone wearing latex gloves removes it from the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A voice can then be heard, off-screen, thanking McGregor for his time, before the UFC star replies: &#8216;Thank you so much man. God bless. See you again&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He then continues: &#8216;Heidi, come lick some caviar off my balls&#8217;, once again making reference to the movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old begins to laugh at the camera before saying: &#8216;I&#8217;m thinking I could do that whole scene right now and just start throwing dough at them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Get me a stack of cash will ya and I&#8217;ll just go &#8220;Look what I had here, a years wages! Enjoy the train ride home&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In the final moments of the scene in Wolf of Wall Street, Belfort throws money at the FBI agents as they leave his yacht &#8211; which McGregor suggests he wanted to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703903-12644475-image-a-12_1697629562454.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the second video McGregor shared, a piece of documentation can be seen in-front of him before a person wearing a latex glove removes it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76703595-12644475-image-a-13_1697629573814.jpg\" height=\"264\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>McGregor then went on to make reference to a scene in Wolf of Wall Street, where protagonist Jordan Belfort throws money on FBI agents from his yacht<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has been out of the US Anti-Doping Agency pool since the third quarter of 2021 and must complete six months of random drug testing before being cleared to fight.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#8217;s next bout will most likely be against rival TUF coach Michael Chandler, with each season&#8217;s coaches typically facing off at the end of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, after months of anticipation, it seems that the &#8216;Notorious&#8217; will finally be in line to make his return to the octagon after confirmation of his enrolment in USADA&#8217;s testing pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, McGregor posted on X: &#8216;I\u2019m back in the pool. Will be doing my stint at high elevation before the bout&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>USADA, shortly afterwards, also released a statement to this effect: &#8216;We have recently been in direct contact with Conor McGregor. As he confirmed today in the media, we expect to receive his paperwork coming out of retirement and re-entering the USADA testing pool immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Like other athletes who come out of retirement, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, McGregor will be subject to testing for at least six months and must provide at least two negative samples before being permitted to compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The purpose of this rule is to ensure that all athletes who are not subject to a period of testing are adequately tested over a reasonable period of time before competing to ensure a level playing field for all athletes.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76327511-12644475-UFC_star_Conor_McGregor_above_has_confirmed_his_enrolment_in_the-a-14_1697629600012.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Irishman confirmed his enrolment in the USADA testing pool earlier this month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76327587-12644475-The_Irishman_took_to_social_media_to_make_the_claim_ahead_of_his-a-15_1697629605854.jpg\" height=\"148\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Irishman took to social media to make the claim ahead of his highly-anticipated UFC return<\/p>\n<p>Despite all of this,\u00a0McGregor<span> has found himself at the heart of a bitter dispute between the <\/span>UFC<span>\u00a0and USADA.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, USADA confirmed they will no longer oversee the UFC&#8217;s anti-doping program once their current contract expires at the end of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>USADA CEO Travis Tygart confirmed the announcement in an official statement along with the news that McGregor had re-entered the drug-testing pool following a long absence away from the programme.<\/p>\n<p>Tygart claims that it is largely due to the situation regarding McGregor &#8211; who dropped out of the anti-doping programme following his trilogy defeat to Dustin Poirier back in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>After suffering a nasty leg break against &#8216;The Diamond&#8217; in Las Vegas, McGregor has teased plans to re-enter the programme and compete under the UFC banner. However, under USADA rules, the Irishman would have to undergo six months of testing before being allowed to compete again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/45294537-12644475-USADA_have_blamed_McGregor_who_has_not_fought_since_his_defeat_t-a-16_1697629623766.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>USADA blamed McGregor, who has not fought since his defeat to Dustin Poirier in 2021, for their recent split with the UFC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Despite a positive and productive meeting about a contract renewal in May 2023, the UFC did an about-face and informed USADA on Monday, October 9, that it was going in a different direction,&#8217; Tygart said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are disappointed for UFC athletes, who are independent contractors who rely on our independent, gold-standard global program to protect their rights to a clean, safe, and fair Octagon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The UFC&#8217;s move imperils the immense progress made within the sport under USADA&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The relationship between USADA and UFC became untenable given the statements made by UFC leaders and others questioning USADA&#8217;s principled stance that McGregor not be allowed to fight without being in the testing pool for at least six months.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/mma\/article-12644475\/Conor-McGregor-appears-worse-wear-creates-iconic-Wolf-Wall-Street-clip-yacht-revealing-USADA-come-aboard-taken-blood-urine-tests-ahead-comeback-fight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor appears worse for wear as he re-creates iconic Wolf of Wall Street clip on his yacht, after revealing <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conor McGregor reveals that USADA have taken &amp;apos;blood and urine&amp;apos; 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