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Dominick Cruz on recent IV ban: It's all about more money for USADA

The recent ban on using intravenous (IV) methods as a form of rehydration after a weight cut didn't sit too well with many prominent mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters currently on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster.

The policy was implemented as a way to prohibit blood doping, as opposed to extreme weight cuts.

"There are certain methods, like an IV infusion or gene doping or autologous or homologous blood transfusion, where you take someone else's blood in advance of a bout," USADA CEO Travis Tygart told MMA Hour. "It gives you oxygen carrying capacity and recovery capacity and all sorts of benefits.