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Major League Baseball is expected to talk with the Los Angeles Dodgers' team doctor Neal ElAttrache after he allegedly supported Conor McGregor's use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to New York Times reporter Michael S. Schmidt.
ElAttrache is not only the primary team doctor for the Dodgers, but he also works for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. He is a well-known doctor who not only works with professional athletes but also with Hollywood actors.
The NFL had yet to comment to the New York Times about how the league plans to handle the situation.
McGregor had reportedly taken performance-enhancing drugs after he broke his leg in 2021. The Irishman's injury occurred during the first round of his fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
McGregor is scheduled to make a return to the octagon and compete against Hawaiian fighter Max Holloway at UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11.
McGregor was never tied directly to a substance, but there had been speculation within the MMA community regarding his phsycial transforrmation. A New York Times investigation revealed that he did take a banned drug.
ElAttrache told the Times that he repaired McGregor’s leg injury before sending him to a bone healing specialist and “I don’t prescribe hormone or steroid treatment.”
Steroids are known to help athletes build muscle faster than normal and are prohibited by most major sports leagues.
ElAttrache told the NYT that after McGregor saw the specialist, the doctor wrote a letter to support McGregor’s application for a special exemption, which would’ve allowed him to use performance-enhancing drugs without facing a penalty.
Officials overseeing the UFC’s drug testing program indicated to the NYT that McGregor, seeking the exemption, was trying to exploit a loophole to use banned drugs.
Due to athletes having tried to exploit these exemptions in the past, antidoping officials have set a high bar for granting them, making the athletes prove that they have an acute or chronic medically diagnosed condition and provide evidence that there are no other alternatives to help treat it.
While McGregor was a retired fighter, he was no longer required to provide urine and blood tests to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, but with a publicly announced fight scheduled, he is deemed an active fighter who must take the necessary tests. USADA had declined to answer questions regarding McGregor and ElAttrache, according to the NYT.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB to talk to Los Angeles Dodgers doctor about Conor McGregor PED use
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ElAttrache is not only the primary team doctor for the Dodgers, but he also works for the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL. He is a well-known doctor who not only works with professional athletes but also with Hollywood actors.
The NFL had yet to comment to the New York Times about how the league plans to handle the situation.
McGregor had reportedly taken performance-enhancing drugs after he broke his leg in 2021. The Irishman's injury occurred during the first round of his fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
McGregor is scheduled to make a return to the octagon and compete against Hawaiian fighter Max Holloway at UFC 329 on Saturday, July 11.
McGregor was never tied directly to a substance, but there had been speculation within the MMA community regarding his phsycial transforrmation. A New York Times investigation revealed that he did take a banned drug.
ElAttrache told the Times that he repaired McGregor’s leg injury before sending him to a bone healing specialist and “I don’t prescribe hormone or steroid treatment.”
Steroids are known to help athletes build muscle faster than normal and are prohibited by most major sports leagues.
ElAttrache told the NYT that after McGregor saw the specialist, the doctor wrote a letter to support McGregor’s application for a special exemption, which would’ve allowed him to use performance-enhancing drugs without facing a penalty.
Officials overseeing the UFC’s drug testing program indicated to the NYT that McGregor, seeking the exemption, was trying to exploit a loophole to use banned drugs.
Due to athletes having tried to exploit these exemptions in the past, antidoping officials have set a high bar for granting them, making the athletes prove that they have an acute or chronic medically diagnosed condition and provide evidence that there are no other alternatives to help treat it.
While McGregor was a retired fighter, he was no longer required to provide urine and blood tests to the United States Anti-Doping Agency, but with a publicly announced fight scheduled, he is deemed an active fighter who must take the necessary tests. USADA had declined to answer questions regarding McGregor and ElAttrache, according to the NYT.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB to talk to Los Angeles Dodgers doctor about Conor McGregor PED use
Continue reading...
