Conor McGregor appears worse for wear as he re-creates iconic Wolf of Wall Street clip on his yacht, after revealing drug testers had come aboard and taken ‘blood and urine’ tests ahead of comeback fight

• The Irishman took to social media to provide fans with an update over his return 
• ‘Notorious’ claimed that USADA visited him on his yacht to take two sample tests
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Conor McGregor has confirmed that he’s submitted two tests to the US Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC comeback but did so in bizarre fashion after sharing a strange video online.

McGregor, 35, hasn’t been in the Octagon since July 2021 when he suffered defeat against Dustin Poirier after breaking his leg during their bout at UFC 264.

Earlier this month, the ‘Notorious’ took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to confirm that he had re-entered the USADA testing pool ahead of his highly-anticipated return to the UFC. 

Now, the Irishman has provided a further update to fans over his UFC comeback and confirmed he’s submitted ‘blood and urine’ tests after USADA officials paid him a visit on his yacht. 

Taking to X, McGregor wrote: ‘I was tested two separate times yesterday, and within an hour of each other. Blood and urine. 

Conor McGregor has claimed that he’s submitted two tests to the US Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC comeback and shared the news via a post onto his social media pages

The UFC star then shared another video shortly after where he quoted Wolf of Wall Street

‘3 samples of each were requested and given in both instances. They came aboard my yacht. I welcomed them. Gave them a can of @ForgedStout and a @ProperWhiskey. Life is good’.

Accompanying his message was a short video that showed him relaxing on his yacht before zooming in to another boat in the distance, presumably that of USADA.

However, McGregor didn’t stop there and quickly followed up that post with a screen grab from the Wolf of Wall Street movie. 

The scene which McGregor decided to share is one where protagonist Jordan Belfort is visited by FBI officials on his boat, before he goads them with a huge wad of money.

McGregor, evidently, took inspiration from that scene as minutes later he shared another video taken aboard his yacht where he attempted to re-create that scene. 

The caption for the second video simply read: ‘Caviar off my balls’. This is another reference to the movie, where Belfort made a similar claim.

In the video, McGregor can be seen sat at a table on his yacht with a piece of paper in-front of him – before someone wearing latex gloves removes it from the table. 

A voice can then be heard, off-screen, thanking McGregor for his time, before the UFC star replies: ‘Thank you so much man. God bless. See you again’. 

He then continues: ‘Heidi, come lick some caviar off my balls’, once again making reference to the movie. 

The 35-year-old begins to laugh at the camera before saying: ‘I’m thinking I could do that whole scene right now and just start throwing dough at them.

‘Get me a stack of cash will ya and I’ll just go “Look what I had here, a years wages! Enjoy the train ride home”.

In the final moments of the scene in Wolf of Wall Street, Belfort throws money at the FBI agents as they leave his yacht – which McGregor suggests he wanted to do. 

In the second video McGregor shared, a piece of documentation can be seen in-front of him before a person wearing a latex glove removes it

McGregor then went on to make reference to a scene in Wolf of Wall Street, where protagonist Jordan Belfort throws money on FBI agents from his yacht

McGregor has been out of the US Anti-Doping Agency pool since the third quarter of 2021 and must complete six months of random drug testing before being cleared to fight.

McGregor’s next bout will most likely be against rival TUF coach Michael Chandler, with each season’s coaches typically facing off at the end of the show. 

And, after months of anticipation, it seems that the ‘Notorious’ will finally be in line to make his return to the octagon after confirmation of his enrolment in USADA’s testing pool. 

Earlier this month, McGregor posted on X: ‘I’m back in the pool. Will be doing my stint at high elevation before the bout’.

USADA, shortly afterwards, also released a statement to this effect: ‘We have recently been in direct contact with Conor McGregor. As he confirmed today in the media, we expect to receive his paperwork coming out of retirement and re-entering the USADA testing pool immediately.

‘Like other athletes who come out of retirement, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, McGregor will be subject to testing for at least six months and must provide at least two negative samples before being permitted to compete. 

‘The purpose of this rule is to ensure that all athletes who are not subject to a period of testing are adequately tested over a reasonable period of time before competing to ensure a level playing field for all athletes.’ 

The Irishman confirmed his enrolment in the USADA testing pool earlier this month

The Irishman took to social media to make the claim ahead of his highly-anticipated UFC return

Despite all of this, McGregor has found himself at the heart of a bitter dispute between the UFC and USADA.  

Earlier this month, USADA confirmed they will no longer oversee the UFC’s anti-doping program once their current contract expires at the end of 2023.

USADA CEO Travis Tygart confirmed the announcement in an official statement along with the news that McGregor had re-entered the drug-testing pool following a long absence away from the programme.

Tygart claims that it is largely due to the situation regarding McGregor – who dropped out of the anti-doping programme following his trilogy defeat to Dustin Poirier back in 2021.

After suffering a nasty leg break against ‘The Diamond’ in Las Vegas, McGregor has teased plans to re-enter the programme and compete under the UFC banner. However, under USADA rules, the Irishman would have to undergo six months of testing before being allowed to compete again.

USADA blamed McGregor, who has not fought since his defeat to Dustin Poirier in 2021, for their recent split with the UFC 

‘Despite a positive and productive meeting about a contract renewal in May 2023, the UFC did an about-face and informed USADA on Monday, October 9, that it was going in a different direction,’ Tygart said. 

‘We are disappointed for UFC athletes, who are independent contractors who rely on our independent, gold-standard global program to protect their rights to a clean, safe, and fair Octagon. 

‘The UFC’s move imperils the immense progress made within the sport under USADA’s leadership.

‘The relationship between USADA and UFC became untenable given the statements made by UFC leaders and others questioning USADA’s principled stance that McGregor not be allowed to fight without being in the testing pool for at least six months.’ 

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