McGregor: They’re f@$%ing all on steroids
Conor McGregor: I agree with Nate Diaz, they are F@$%ing ALL ON STEROIDS
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is the best trash talker in the business, and top lightweight Nate Diaz may be better. The pair have a rematch at UFC 202 on August 20, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and don’t agree on much.
However, the two fighters are in accord on two subjects. One, they each understand their worth, and successfully demand to be paid millions. And two, they believe that a huge percentage of fighters are using performance enhancing drugs.
“Everybody is on steroids,” said Diaz prior to UFC 196 . “The whole UFC. Everybody.”
The UFC has arguably the most comprehensive drug testing programs in sports. Both McGregor and Diaz are tested at a furious weight, although neither man fails the smell test. McGregor has been tested 14 times, while Diaz has been tested eight times in just seven months.
However, at UFC 200, intended to be the biggest event in league history, the main event, interim light heavyweight Jon Jones failed a test before the event. And then Brock Lesnar, who fought in the new co-main failed after the event for a test given beforehand.
So despite remarkable effort, work remains to be done. On that, McGregor and Diaz agree wholeheartedly.
The boy is not far wrong, they f***ing all are on steroids, said McGregor on a UFC 202 media conference call. So it is f***ed up. The co-main and the main at 200, that’s messed up to me, to be honest. I don’t know. I’m happy to be tested and I know Nate’s being tested. I know Nate’s been throwing accusations at me, but it’s his teammates that have been caught before. I just hope he’s been tested as much as I’ve been tested.
I’m happy to be tested. I won’t do an Aldo and throw the piss over my shoulder and ring the police like he done in Brazil. I welcome them in, I do the test and that’s it. It’s a good thing for the sport, that’s all I know so I’m happy to be tested.
Six less than me – when was he tested? Was he tested this camp? I don’t know, McGregor said. I know the Nevada guys were saying he was heading there now. I don’t know. All I know is I’m getting tested and that’s it.