Overview

• McGregor’s Instagram clips show him giving a shoulder blood draw and urine sample to signal his formal re-entry into the UFC’s anti-doping program.
• Under UFC’s agreement with USADA, fighters must spend six months in the testing pool and return two negative results before competing, and McGregor has now set that process in motion.
• The July 30 samples are his first logged tests of 2025 after previous 2023 and 2024 entries ended without a fight due to injuries.
• He has revived a signature mohawk haircut and ramped up social-media branding to mark a refreshed image as he eyes a comeback.
• Despite his testing update, no fight contract has been signed and many fans remain skeptical that he will actually step back into the Octagon.