New Details Released for UFC’s Anti-Doping Program as USADA Partnership Ends

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has released details of their new Anti-Doping Program after separating from USADA.
Ever since the news was announced that the company would be parting ways with USADA, many questions arose regarding what their next steps would be. It caused concern for some, whereas others were excited to see what they would bring into the mix.

Now, as per the promotion, they’ve announced a few more details regarding their upcoming Anti-Doping Program. You can see the full press release here , but these are the headlines.

Overview of the new Anti-Doping Policy

  1. Sample Collection Conducted by Drug Free Sport International
  2. Sample Analysis Performed by Sports Medicine and Research Testing Laboratory
  3. Administration and Sanctioning Overseen Independently by CSAD/George Piro
  4. Comprehensive List of Prohibited Substances
  5. New User-Friendly Digital Whereabouts Platform

Hunter Campbell and Jeff Novitzky also made the following statement.

UFC releases statement on new Anti-Doping Program

“UFC’s goal for the Anti-Doping Policy is to be the best, most effective, and most progressive anti-doping program in all of professional sports,” said Hunter Campbell. “UFC is proud of the advancements we have made with our anti-doping program over the past eight years, and we will continue to maintain an independently administered drug-testing program that ensures all athletes are competing under fair and equal circumstances. With this new iteration of the program, UFC has once again raised the bar for health and safety in combat sports.”

“This latest UFC Anti-Doping Program is the result of our continued efforts to protect the athletes who compete in the Octagon,” stated Jeff Novitzky. “This new program is the result of years of input and trial and error taken by UFC, our athletes, and third parties who have assisted UFC in operating the program. The anti-doping policy is a living and breathing document that will continue to evolve and adapt when clear science supports changes that can further protect UFC athletes who compete in UFC.”

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Fuck these guys.

They’re all full of shit.

The juice is loose once again, for better or worse.

I wish they’d just abolish all testing instead of trying to be all clever with these smokescreens.

This is the big NBA/NFL/MLB tester right? Just look the other way…

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https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/ufc/ufc-unveils-usada-replacement

UFC Unveils New USADA Replacement

A new era in UFC anti-doping is here.

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Dude from Midnight Oil needs to start doping immediately before he further wastes away from the gay AIDS.

They got rid of it to STFU KKM

Let em dope it up!

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100% they’re employed by the UFC. They will do whatever the UfC says

Examples being

High end fighters: Always injuries never PED suspension. Recently the injuries all of these so called injuries where filmed.

Lower Tier Fighter: Tests positive

People forget the UFC no longer has to disclose of positive tests

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I’m a big Jiri fan but still I wonder… where is the scar from that shoulder injury that Dana stressed was the “worst” his Doctor had ever seen yet no scar and he returns to fight? Did he recover with no surgery or scar from it or what?

And then Rogan on JRE stresses over and over this point on tons of episodes during the suspension… I mean recovery almost like he’s in on it too lol… It sounds questionable but who knows…

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Did they leave USADA for this new UFC program?

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Bro, the time has come, to pay the vets, to pay their share

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Good. USADA was a joke.

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Let them Juice.

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If Novitzky is part of the new program then what’s the difference?

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The UFC has sacrificed MMA’s credibility as a sport in exchange for one more mcgregor payday. They may as well go for it now and book Bob Sapp vs Frankie Edgar.

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what?