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Report: Brock Lesnar’s Test Results Could’ve Been Back Before UFC 200

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UFC 200 was the promotion’s chance at making a huge statement to the sports world. The milestone pay-per-view card had some highs and lows with Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor being moved from the event, but another rematch in Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones 2 was inserted. Unfortunately or everyone involved, the dramas would start smack in the middle of the three-card fight week. Jeff Novitsky of USADA would announce that ‘Bones’ had failed a drug test, and the scandalous story of UFC 200 began.

The MMA community lamented the loss of the UFC main event. Although Anderson Silva would step in to lead the charge at the top of the card, we all knew it would never be up to the mammoth task on three days notice. The historic card was somewhat restored, but only temporarily. USADA would strike again, but only after the lacklustre UFC 200 card had transpired.

100% clean, bro, 100%...ish — 100% clean, bro, 100%…ish

Lesnar’s Impact

World Wrestling Entertainment superstar and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar defeated Mark Hunt in the co-main event at UFC 200. The damage of the 137 strikes landed on ‘The Super Samoan’ showed as a swollen Hunt paid respect to the returning Lesnar. That respect would be short-lived, and soon turned to resentment and anger. Lesnar too was revealed to have failed not one, but two drug tests.

Hunt would lose his cool, many would argue understandably, taking an aggressive stance against the UFC and USADA. During a number of explicit rants the disgruntled ‘Super Samoan’ scorned his employers and their dope testing partners for giving Lesnar the opportunity to ‘try and kill him.’ To make matters worse, the UFC would not fine Lesnar, and thus squashed Hunt’s request for remuneration from the WWE star’s record $2.5 million purse.

Brock Lesnar looked light on his feet and explosive at UFC 200... — Brock Lesnar looked light on his feet and explosive at UFC 200…

USADA

What will likely make this whole saga even more infuriating for Hunt an his fans is a report published by Marc Raimondi on MMAFighting.com this morning. The article explains in length how USADA could has expedited Lesnar’s two positive test results to have them back in time before UFC 200. This procedure incurs extra cost, but could well have saved Mark Hunt a night of punishment from a man he later described as a ‘juiced up gorilla.’

USADA did not get the test result back until July 14, according to the UFC. That time frame between the sample collection and the result returning is standard in the industry.

However, USADA could have gotten the results back quicker had the agency requested it be expedited.

Lesnar’s sample was sent to the UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory. Anthony Butch, the lab’s director, told MMA Fighting through a spokesperson that expedited results can return in anywhere from two days to a week. The cost for an expedited result starts at $35 per sample with the cost rising for weekend and holiday testing. The maximum is $450.

hunt — Mark Hunt’s expression says it all…

The report indicates that there’s no guarantee that results will come back quicker with expedition, but they certainly won’ without at least a request. Given USADA’s waiver of Lesnar’s four-month standard testing window for new or returning athletes, would an expedition on his test results on fight week have been prudent? Pretty sure we know what Mark Hunt would say.

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Quote: Brock Lesnar Should Be Allowed To Do Steroids

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It’s been a crazy couple weeks for the UFC with game changing events, mind blowing news and the new champion crowned at 185 pounds. A lot of the madness of the past fortnight really stemmed from UFC 199 on June 4, as the promotion put on a stacked event in California, and teased the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. ‘Can you see me now?’ reverberated over the loud speakers at the end of the spine tingling UFC 200 promo video, as even Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg were stunned by Lesnar’s presence in the clip.

It was later confirmed that the WWE crossover would indeed be making his way back to the UFC octagon, and against the heavy handed K-1 champion Mark Hunt. To top it off, the awesome pay-per-view card was finished with a stunning knockout win in the main event for Michael Bisping, as he shattered Luke Rockhold in the first round with a barrage of punches.

Our good friends over at Submission Radio had UFC legend Don Frye in to talk all things MMA recently, and it was a very eventful interview. ‘The Predator’ discussed the American Kickboxing Academy, Luke Rockhold, Brock Lesnar and the WWE star’s USADA waiver that has everyone grabbing their pitch forks.

On Rockhold losing Frye maintains his stance against AKA:

“You know, them boys down there at AKA are a bunch of dumbasses. Someone doesn’t know how to train them or they don’t know how to train themselves. Shit, they’re all hurt. They’re all hurt all the time. They pull out of more fights than they compete in. Somebody better walk in there and take control of the situation, cause they’re doing something wrong.”

Offering Rockhold some advice Frye explains:

“Find a new gym. Find a new trainer, you know, one that will protect you. Get some new training partners, ones that will protect you. Back when I was competing, my training partners, they sacrificed their bodies for me to make sure I got to the fight unscathed. You know, I was healthy. If we were falling, they’d take the fall. If we’re sparring, they would taper back and they would take the punches. That’s what you’re supposed to do. That’s what training partners are paid to do.”

On to the more hot topics of the month, and Don Frye has some very interesting opinions on the UFC 200 co-main event between Mark Hunt and Brock Lesnar.

Continue to Frye’s opinion on Brock Lesnar and USADA on page 2…

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Brock Lesnar Granted Waiver From Four-Month Drug Testing Rule

The UFC 200 card on July 9 got a massive boost this past weekend, as the announcement of the return of Brock Lesnar during the UFC 199 broadcast produced a nostalgic feel in the mixed martial arts community. It’s been five years now since the WWE crossover last fought in the UFC octagon, and his placement

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His influence at UFC 100 along with the rest of the card’s stars such as Georges St-Pierre and others meant the pay-per-view bar was shattered. The obvious draw of Lesnar fro his hordes of pro wrestling fans and the rivalry with Frank Mir was always a formula for success. Will he have the same PPV power as he did back in 2008 though? One thing is for sure, he has taken very dangerous fight indeed, as he confirmed earlier this week on ESPN that his return opponent is none other than Mark Hunt.

Lesnar’s bouts with Alistair Overeem and Cain Velasquez were tough to watch for his fans, although he states he was hindered massively by illness, it was clear his striking skills were also not up to par. The back-to-back knockout losses sent Lesnar back to the WWE with a 5-3 record, and a few facial scars to boot. His return on July 9, already massively anticipated, comes with a number of interesting factors, a few of which ‘The Super Samoan’ pointed out recently.

Hunt stated he ‘hoped the UFC would be (drug) testing Lesnar,’ but also that he’d ‘knock his lips of his face’ either way. According to this report by Kevin Iole of Yahoo, there has already been a concession made by the UFC and USADA (United States Anti Doping Agency) in regards to Lesnar’s screening. Here’s the long and short of it.

“On June 6, 2016, UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar was registered by USADA into the UFC Anti-Doping Policy testing pool. As part of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, UFC may grant a former athlete an exemption to the four-month written notice rules in exceptional circumstances or where the strict application of that rule would be manifestly unfair to an athlete. Given Lesnar last competed in UFC on December 30, 2011, long before the UFC Anti-Doping Policy went into effect, for purposes of the Anti-Doping Policy, he is being treated similarly to a new athlete coming into the organization.”

“While conversations with the heavyweight have been ongoing for some time, Lesnar required permission from WWE to compete in UFC 200 and only agreed to terms and signed a bout agreement last Friday. He was therefore unable to officially start the Anti-Doping Policy process any earlier. UFC, however, did notify Lesnar in the early stages of discussions that if he were to sign with the UFC, he would be subject to all of the anti-doping rules. Lesnar and his management have now been formally educated by USADA on the policy, procedures and expectations.”

Here is that specific clause in the USADA policy regarding the four-month testing requirement:

5.7.1 An Athlete who gives notice of retirement to UFC, or has otherwise ceased to have a contractual relationship with UFC, may not resume competing in UFC Bouts until he/she has given UFC written notice of his/her intent to resume competing and has made him/herself available for Testing for a period of four months before returning to competition. UFC may grant an exemption to the four-month written notice rule in exceptional circumstances or where the strict application of that rule would be manifestly unfair to an Athlete.

So although Lesnar is now subject to as many random drug tests as the USADA testers feel worthy, his vacation from the sport and sudden return means it would be ‘unfair’ to subject him to the same standard four-month testing cycle as other current athletes.

Do you agree?

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