The UFC's partnership with USADA is ending in 3 days, with Paulo Costa being the most tested fighter in 2023, having undergone 36 tests. The UFC is set to release new anti-doping rules, including their own prohibited list. Additionally, USADA is now testing BJJ athletes at their homes.
The UFC no longer use the WADA Prohibited List for anti doping They have created their own and call it the “UFC Prohibited List” https://t.co/sL0aZ6zKGr
2023 year in review video: UFC drops drug testing partner USADA (via @MikeBohn, @mma_kings, @thegoze, @MMAjunkieGeorge) https://t.co/EcTFbTg9mx https://t.co/8Ka4B5d5PO
why are people trying to dunk on UFC's new anti-doping policy. They actually did the thing and dropped USADA. I'm sure it's great. They have the Saddam interrogator. Well done, guys.
Likely the last time posting the USADA stats Thread: The database now includes breakdowns of Sample Count and Test Session Count: As of December 28, fighters with the most USADA sample count in 2023: Paulo Henrique Costa 36 Charles Johnson 33 Jon Jones 26 Sharabutdin…
UFC just released their new anti doping rules & this part stood out “…generally will remain the same…” are any changes going to happen with the list of prohibited???? https://t.co/G8yWMFkyHW
With the UFC's partnership with USADA ending in mere days, here are the most tested athletes (by sample amount shown) in the anti-doping program's history (per USADA's database) Paulo Costa 135 Jon Jones 111 Kamaru Usman 97 TJ Dillashaw 92 Amanda Nunes90 Jiri Prochazka 89
(Paulo Costa) @BorrachinhaMMA was the MOST tested #UFC fighter by USADA in 2023 with 36 tests and samples given. per @usantidoping https://t.co/WuE6n8kgt7
USADA is now going to BJJ Athletes’ houses to test them (via Diego Pato IG) https://t.co/SYhMB1F422
Paulo Costa tests in 2023: 36 Paulo Costa tests in 2022: 22 Paulo Costa tests in 2021: 23 Paulo Costa tests in 2020: 16 they have tested that man 97 TIMES in four years and he passed them all and he’s fought TWICE since 2020 😭 that secret juice is legit af https://t.co/x7Y59oDCqf
💉MOST TESTED FIGHTERS IN 2023💉 1. Paulo Costa - 36 2. Charles Johnson - 33 3. Jon Jones - 26 4. Sharabutdin Magomedov - 25 5. Ariane Carnelossi - 23 6. Magomed Ankalaev - 22 7. Marlon Vera - 21 8. Jessica Andrade - 21 9. Kamaru Usman - 20 10. Yan Xiaonan - 17 [@usantidoping] https://t.co/IbY3ZSl7KB
UFC-USADA partnership officially ends in 3 days so I’m bringing Nate Diaz smoking weed around a USADA agent back to the TL https://t.co/gMUDer9hMK
Remember in 2016 when we all laughed at Chael Sonnen for “making up a story” about Jon Jones hiding under a cage to avoid a drug test and then Jones confirmed it 4 years later during Twitter beef with Izzy 😂 https://t.co/BeANZpbUmX