USADA to Split With UFC Over Conor McGregor, Testing Policy

Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin attend the 'Chopard Loves Cinema' gala dinner during the 75th Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Martinez in Cannes, France on May 21, 2022. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images For Chopard

The strained relationship between the UFC and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is coming to an end, which could mean that Conor McGregor will be back in the octagon sooner than anticipated.

USADA CEO Travis Tygart on Wednesday, Oct. 11, made a pair of announcements in a statement regarding his agency’s relationship with the UFC. First, McGregor is reentering USADA’s drug-testing pool.