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USADA Rejects McGregor's Therapeutic Bone-Healing Drug Exemption

6/12/2026

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**McGregor Therapeutic Exemption Denied**

USADA denied Conor McGregor's therapeutic exemption request for banned drugs to treat his broken tibia and fibula.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers and Rams team doctor, wrote the exemption letter that was rejected.
USADA said the request exploited a loophole after McGregor left its testing pool Oct 2022–Oct 2023, worsening the UFC-USADA split.
Anti-doping expert David Gerrard said no therapeutic exemption for a performance-enhancing drug to heal bone has ever existed.

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**MLB Probes ElAttrache**

MLB will question Dr. Neal ElAttrache about alleged PED support for Conor McGregor, calling the review a due-diligence step that leaves his Dodgers duties unchanged.
MLB says it has no prior allegations that ElAttrache aided baseball players with PEDs, prompting a broader review of his cross-sport medical work.
Under the Joint Drug Agreement, first-time PED offenses trigger an 80-game suspension, second offenses 162 games, and third offenses a lifetime ban.

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**McGregor Therapeutic Exemption Denied**

USADA denied Conor McGregor's therapeutic exemption request for banned drugs to treat his broken tibia and fibula.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers and Rams team doctor, wrote the exemption letter that was rejected.
USADA said the request exploited a loophole after McGregor left its testing pool Oct 2022–Oct 2023, worsening the UFC-USADA split.
Anti-doping expert David Gerrard said no therapeutic exemption for a performance-enhancing drug to heal bone has ever existed.

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