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Tóm tắtMcGregor has returned to the agency’s drug-testing pool ahead of an in-ring return – but Usada expressed its discomfort with the saga.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) will end its partnership with the UFC in January after Conor McGregor’s return to its testing pool this week, claiming that the saga has made the organisations’ relationship ‘untenable’.
Usada announced on Wednesday (11 October) that McGregor had re-entered its testing pool, as the former champion prepares for his first fight since July 2021, when he suffered a broken leg in a second straight loss to Dustin Poirier.
In order to compete in the UFC, athletes must have been in the pool for six months while returning zero positive test results and at least two negatives. That means McGregor’s earliest possible return date is in April, but Usada admitted that it would not be able to ensure that the Irishman serves the full six months, because it will not be renewing its partnership with the UFC in January.
Usada clarified that the move was the result of its discomfort with the McGregor saga, after the UFC and the fighter suggested earlier this year that Usada might grant the 35-year-old an exemption to facilitate an earlier in-ring return.
“We can confirm that Conor McGregor has re-entered the Usada testing pool as of Sunday 8 October 2023,” said Usada CEO Travis Tygart in a statement. “We have been clear and firm with the UFC that there should be no exception given by the UFC for McGregor to fight until he has returned two negative tests and been in the pool for at least six months. The rules also allow Usada to keep someone in the testing pool longer before competing based on their declarations upon entry in the pool and testing results.
McGregor sẽ bắt đầu tham gia chương trình test doping của Usada (Cơ quan chống doping US) vào tháng 10 này.
Sẽ mất ít nhất 6 tháng để có thể có được kết luận cho phép thi đấu tử Usada.
Usada và UFC sẽ chấm dứt hợp tác từ tháng 1 năm sau. Lý do vì Usada không thể chịu được việc UFC và McGregor đòi được miễn trừ để cấp phép sớm hơn quy định. Và Usada nói "éo".
Usada ends UFC partnership over ‘untenable’ Conor McGregor situation
McGregor has returned to the agency’s drug-testing pool ahead of an in-ring return – but Usada expressed its discomfort with the saga
www.independent.co.uk
Cũng có nguồn là UFC chủ động không gia hạn hợp đồng với Usada vì không chịu cho McGregor thi đấu sớm.
McGregor back in anti-doping agency's testing pool
Conor McGregor's bid to return to the UFC moves a step closer as he re-enters the United States Anti-Doping Agency's testing pool.
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