Conor McGregor - most tested UFC fighter so far this year despite no confirmed fight

With the first quarter of the year over, Conor McGregor stands as the most tested UFC fighter under the promotion’s new anti-doping program since January 1, Report informs via Bloody Elbow.

The UFC’s eight-year partnership with USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) ended at the beginning of 2024, with the promotion announcing they would instead use Drug Free Sport moving forward.

With the new program well into effect now after completing the first quarter of 2024, there have been some noticeable findings from the provided database.

With the 35-year-old now well and truly back in the testing pool, he and the promotion have begun negotiating his return fight, according to McGregor.

McGregor and Michael Chandler coached on the last season of The Ultimate Fighter, and the initial plan was for them to fight each other at the end of the season, but the fight never came to fruition.

UFC welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, is yet to be tested under the program, with his next fight still having not been announced, although likely contender Belal Muhammad has submitted two sessions. Similarly, Islam Makhachev is also yet to be tested, having not fought yet this year.

Although he fought in February at UFC 298 when he lost his belt to Ilia Topuria, former UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovksi has not submitted any test sessions so far in 2024.