"It's 420, smoke the back box off it", Conor McGregor captioned his post. The UFC fighter shared three pictures in which he's smoking a fat joint, joining in on the festivities of marijuana's non-official holiday.
The Irish MMA fighter's weed-smoking break arrives as he continues to train for his confirmed (unscheduled) fight against Michael Chandler.
UFC and USADA stopped screening for THC in 2021
Luckily for Conor, USADA, the official independent anti-doping agency recognized by the UFC, stopped punishing athletes for consuming marijuana (specifically THC, its active ingredient) on Jan. 1st of 2021. Meaning he is exempt from any repercussions when it comes to future UFC fights.
McGregor did delete the post from his official FB page three hours after sharing it, but it remained for a few more on his official Instagram profile.
Fans were generally impressed by McGregor's weed-smoking post, but some expressed their skepticism. "I'm a big fan but have a feeling you're not inhaling", one user replied.
Dana White announces slew of upcoming fights, but not McGregor's
UFC president Dana White announced several Fight Night headliners and upcoming PPV co-main events on Thursday night. However, despite McGregor vs. Chandler being confirmed, fans will have to wait longer for the highly anticipated return of the Irishman to the UFC.
- Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad, as five-round new co-main event of UFC 288 (May 6th)
- Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena, main event of UFC 289 in Vancouver (June 10th)
- Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush, as co-main event of UFC 289
- Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov, main event of UFC Apex (July 1st)
- Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier, UFC Apex
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