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Conor McGregor confirms USADA testing pool return, plans ‘High elevation’ fight camp for UFC comeback bout

Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has confirmed he has returned to the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) testing pool tonight on his official social media, before revealing he plans to take his talents to high elevation to train for a planned return fight with Michael Chandler.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion under the banner of the organization, has been sidelined from the Octagon since he suffered a fractured left tibia and fibula in a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier back in July 2021.

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Earlier this year, the Dubliner returned as an opposing coach on The Ultimate Fighter 31 taking on the above-mentioned, Chandler in a heated reality television series format, with the two expected to fight at the welterweight limit early next year.