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Brock Lesnar Notified of Potential Anti-Doping Violation
Brock Lesnar has been notified of a potential doping violation by the USADA. The UFC announced on Friday that Lesnar was informed of a potential violation coming out of an out-of-competition test on June 28th. The results were received last night.
Lesnar won his fight with Mark Hunt in the co-main event of the PPV. The news comes after Jon Jones was pulled from the event at the last moment due to an anti-doping violation himself. The UFC’s statement is below:
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 28, 2016. USADA received the testing results from the June 28, 2016 sample collection from the WADA-accredited UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory on the evening of July 14, 2016.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. The Nevada State Athletic Commission also retains jurisdiction over this matter as the sample collection was performed in close proximity to Lesnar’s bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas.
Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
