CONOR McGREGOR has hinted he is back in the United States Anti-Doping Agency testing pool in time for UFC 300.
McGregor has been out the octagon since July 2021 when he broke his leg in the first round of defeat to Dustin Poirier.
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And the extended period away has seen him taken out of the UFC’s all-year round random USADA testing programme.
For any athlete to return, they must complete six months worth of random USADA testing before being eligible to fight.
And McGregor shared a cryptic Instagram post which appeared to say he has submitted tests to the UFC’s Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky.
He said: “Find my targets. Hit them. F*** the consequences. You’re going down. This is fighting. Sparring day with slick @grozdevnikolay.
“Always a banger of a spar with the slick fella. Submitted my stuff to Novitzky. Ball rolling see you soon you little light work bitch.”
McGregor, 35, is due to face Michael Chandler, 37, in his anticipated comeback bout.
The two even coached against each other on reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter to promote the showdown.
No date or venue has been revealed, but if McGregor is back in the testing pool he will be cleared to fight by April.
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It could tie in perfectly with the historic UFC 300 bill which does not yet have a confirmed date either.
Chandler has also faced frustration with the lack of clarity over the bout but he insisted if McGregor returns it will be against him.
He said on The MMA Hour: “The status is, unequivocally, the fight is still happening.
“The fight is not booked for a date, the fight is not booked for a venue, but the fight is booked between Chandler and Conor.
“There’s no way Conor comes back and doesn’t fight me. If Conor doesn’t fight me, he’s probably just not coming back, and that’s out of my control. He’s coming back, he’s fighting me.”
Conor McGregor facing off with Michael Chandler