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3 June 2015
WADA commends UFC for enhanced anti-doping programme
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today commended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for its decision to adopt a robust new anti-doping programme. The rules are expressly modelled on key elements of the World Anti-Doping Code, and will be implemented by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
“We are pleased that the UFC has announced its intent to install a significantly enhanced anti-doping programme, and that it will be undertaken by a very experienced National Anti-Doping Organisation in USADA” said WADA Director General, David Howman.
“In areas ranging from testing to transparency to the sport’s prohibited substances and methods, the UFC’s programme will follow a World Anti-Doping Code programme but for one exception relating to sanctions,” he said.
“The UFC programme will set the bar high for other professional leagues in North America, and will send a strong message that the rights of clean athletes should prevail,” added Howman.
WADA commends UFC for enhanced anti-doping programme
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today commended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for its decision to adopt a robust new anti-doping programme. The rules are expressly modelled on key elements of the World Anti-Doping Code, and will be implemented by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
“We are pleased that the UFC has announced its intent to install a significantly enhanced anti-doping programme, and that it will be undertaken by a very experienced National Anti-Doping Organisation in USADA” said WADA Director General, David Howman.
“In areas ranging from testing to transparency to the sport’s prohibited substances and methods, the UFC’s programme will follow a World Anti-Doping Code programme but for one exception relating to sanctions,” he said.
“The UFC programme will set the bar high for other professional leagues in North America, and will send a strong message that the rights of clean athletes should prevail,” added Howman.
“The most important thing to realize here is that any UFC athlete who applies for a retroactive TUE is still subject to the exact same TUE review process as everyone else. Most people probably don’t realize how genuinely comprehensive that process is. We’re talking about submitting extensive medical documentation and having it reviewed by an externalized committee of well-regarded medical experts from around the country. The burden that athletes have to meet in order to show that they are using certain substances for legitimate medical reasons is extremely high and goes far beyond just simply having a doctor’s note. You have to prove that there is a legitimate clinical need, that it is only being used to return the athlete to a normal state of health, and that there are no non-prohibited alternatives. These athletes are still being held to the highest standard.”
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