Following an earlier announcement this week detailing the ceasing of business dealings between anti-doping agency, USADA and the UFC, the Dana White-led organization will continue to drug test athletes – now alongside Drug Free Sport International, and a new anti-doping program – which will be led by ex-FBI agent, George Piro, who led an interrogation against Iraqi revolutionary and former president, Saddam Hussein.
In a whirlwind week for the promotion, long-time anti-doping partners, USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) confirmed how ex-two-weight champion, Conor McGregor had returned to their official testing pool for the first time since the third quarter of 2021, ahead of a planned return to the UFC in 2024.