‘Life Is Good’: Conor McGregor Exhibits Ironic Generosity by Gifting Anti-Doping Agents Whiskey and Beer While Being Drug Tested
Conor McGregor invited USADA testing agents aboard his yacht and gave them a bottle of Proper No. Twelve and some Forged Irish Stout. (Photo: Alessio Morgese/NurPhoto via AP)
On Friday, MMA star Conor McGregor revealed that while participating in the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s drug testing pool for the first time in two years, Conor McGregor offered both testing agents gifts: a can of Forged Irish Stout and a bottle of Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey.
The Notorious took to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, to recount the experience:
“I was tested two separate times yesterday, and within an hour of each other. Blood and urine. 3 samples of each were requested and given in both instances. They came aboard my yacht. I welcomed them. Gave them a can of Forged Irish Stout and a Proper No. Twelve Whiskey. Life is good.”
McGregor has made his intentions of returning to the octagon very clear after sustaining an injury that put his fighting career on hold for two years.
The UFC Champion is rumored to be planning his return to the ring in 2024 with a fight against Michael Chandler.
Regulations cite that all prospective fighters must enter the USADA testing pool for six months minimum and present two negative tests before a fight is to occur.
Some tensions arose when McGregor and the UFC attempted to bend the rules and speed up the testing process so McGregor could fight in 2023.
ESPN reported on Tuesday that the USADA and UFC were parting ways, and the desire to bring McGregor into the octagon before six months may be part of the problem.
The USADA previously granted an exemption to the MMA fighter Brock Lesnar, and he proceeded to test positive for clomiphene, a banned substance. The results came in after he fought against Mark Hunt, an MMA fighter.
ESPN cites the Lesnar situation as a possible reason as to why the USADA is so reluctant to grant such privileges to McGregor.
Dana White, the president of the UFC, didn’t take too kindly to the USADA’s stance on McGregor entering the octagon before the six months.
“Who cares what USADA says?” White said in an interview shared by The Sports Network.
USADA CEO Travis Tygart explained the organization’s reasoning to ESPN in the following statement:
“They don’t like having someone else’s influence, I guess, that the rules should apply to every athlete.”
USADA debacle aside, McGregor doesn’t seem to be too concerned. The Proper No. Twelve frontman has been keeping busy with his booming whiskey and beer business.
The Notorious’ Forged Irish Stout entered the American market last week, and McGregor expressed confidence in the brand.
“Now it’s time to take over the U.S.A,” the MMA fighter said in a news release.
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