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USADA to increase drug testing in UFC, targeting 700 tests this quarter
- Updated: August 4, 2016
If you thought there were already a lot of UFC fighters testing positive for banned substances, there’s a chance we get much more of those soon. Despite the number of flagged cases, things are only getting started according to Jeff Novitzky as the UFC’s anti-doping program has only just been fully implemented last month.
The UFC VP of athlete health and performance tells MMA Fighting that they are planning on increasing the number of tests this quarter.
In Q3 of 2015, when the USADA program was first started, there were 81 tests conducted on 50 UFC fighters. Q4, it increased to 272 tests on 131 fighters. This year, Q1 saw 450 tests on 286 fighters, and Q2 had 535 tests on 326 athletes.
The USADA website currently lists 161 tests on 141 …
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