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Conor McGregor's UFC 329 injury sparks Sean Strickland's steroid theory - Sherdog

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Sean Strickland thinks McGregor's UFC 329 injury wasn't real — and his steroid theory explains why he suspects the body simply doesn't break that way.

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Conor McGregor's UFC 329 injury sparks Sean Strickland's steroid theory - Sherdog

Theory Briefing

  • UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland publicly disputes that McGregor was genuinely injured heading into UFC 329.
  • Strickland's theory links the injury claim to steroid use, suggesting performance-enhancing drugs change how fighters' bodies hold up.
  • The accusation reframes a reported injury as a strategic or physiological impossibility rather than bad luck.