For the first time, USADA has flagged a UFC fighter based on a re-analysis brought upon by the contents of a biological passport.
Jessica Penne is facing a potential UFC anti-doping policy violation due to a prohibited substance detected in a March 20 out-of-competition sample, the promotion announced Wednesday night.
The sample initially came back negative, per the UFC release. But when comparing it to Penne’s Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), which USADA has compiled on every fighter since the agency began running the UFC’s anti-doping program in 2015, it was flagged for further analysis “due to an increased degree of variability in urinary biomarkers.