Dana White offered up some early comments on the recent reveal that the UFC would no longer be working with USADA come 2024.
United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the two parties would be parting ways after working together for the last eight years.
“Despite a positive and productive meeting about a contract renewal in May 2023, the UFC did an about-face and informed USADA on Monday, October 9, that it was going in a different direction,” Tygart wrote.
Reacting to Tygart’s comments during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Dana White called the “announcement” a dirty move before confirming that Jeff Novitzky, the current Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC and Hunter Campbell, the promotion’s Executive Vice President.