Cris Cyborg did not disclose before a December sample collection that she was taking a banned substance, but was still granted a the****utic use exemption (TUE) by USADA.
One of the provisions in the UFC’s anti-doping policy is that athletes must not provide “fraudulent information to UFC or USADA,” which can extend to not disclosing the ingestion of a banned substance to a doping control official during a sample collection.
Cyborg did not disclose that she was taking a prohibited substance, but USADA’s TUE Committee felt like she met all the important criteria and ultimately decided to grant her an exemption last week.
One of the provisions in the UFC’s anti-doping policy is that athletes must not provide “fraudulent information to UFC or USADA,” which can extend to not disclosing the ingestion of a banned substance to a doping control official during a sample collection.
Cyborg did not disclose that she was taking a prohibited substance, but USADA’s TUE Committee felt like she met all the important criteria and ultimately decided to grant her an exemption last week.
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