A report from The New York Times accuses Conor McGregor of using performance-enhancing drugs to recover from a leg injury.
McGregor suffered the injury in his 2021 fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
The fight ended abruptly when McGregor suffered a catastrophic leg injury at the end of Round 1. The bout was stopped immediately and McGregor required emergency surgery followed by a long rehabilitation period away from active competition.
The Times states McGregor used “powerful, banned drugs” during his recovery.
The doctor who performed the surgery, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, told The Times he did not “prescribe hormone or steroid treatment” but “he did write a letter supporting an application for a special exemption that would allow McGregor to use performance-enhancing drugs in his recovery.”
Dr. ElAttrache believes that exemption was denied by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. As he was not an active fighter and not part of the USADA testing schedule when he was injured, McGregor would have be to tested for six month before his return would be approved.
According to The Times, “McGregor had to disclose if he used banned substances while he was out of the testing pool prior to returning to the pool in October 2023. Allegedly, officials discovered McGregor had taken banned substances.”
Audie Attar, McGregor’s manager, told The Times that McGregor withdrew to better his healing and wouldn’t discuss the details of McGregor’s recovery.
“I could not recall ever seeing a case or agreeing to any performance-enhancing drug to help heal a broken bone. I cannot think of any banned substance that’s proven to help heal bones,” Dr. David Gerrard, an anti-doping expert and former World Anti-Doping Agency committee chairman. told The Times.
Conor McGregor will take on Max Holloway at UFC 329 in July.
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