There's no excuse for ignorance when an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter violates a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) restriction. Former Lightweight and Welterweight champion, B.J. Penn, learned that the hard way earlier this evening when he was flagged for running afoul of USADA's intravenous (IV) rehydration policy.
Penn, who initially hailed the new IV policy and slammed the "wimps" who cut too much weight and rehydrated after weigh ins, apparently was unaware that it was a year-round stipulation.
"The Prodigy" offered the following statement via his website:
"I voluntarily disclosed to USADA that during a non-fight period that I had an IV administered under the care of a doctor.