Overview

• The sanction stems from three whereabouts failures on June 13, Sept. 19, and Sept. 20, 2024, as announced Tuesday by CSAD.
• The period of ineligibility is backdated to Sept. 20, 2024, with eligibility to compete restored on March 20, 2026.
• CSAD said McGregor was not in fight preparation and was recovering from injury during the missed collections, and he accepted responsibility.
• The ruling preserves a potential path to the proposed June 14, 2026 UFC event at the White House, though UFC officials say no fights are being negotiated yet.
• McGregor re-entered the testing pool in 2025 and has provided samples under the UFC program administered by CSAD with Drug Free Sport International and a WADA-accredited lab.