The UFC will be implementing major changes in its existing drug-testing policies. According to a report by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the company will no longer announce a violation until the fighter in question has his or her case completely resolved.
As stated in the said report, the UFC had decided upon this new rule since mid-July.
According to the UFC’s Chief Legal Officer Hunter Campbell, this decision was part of how they have so far evaluated the current anti-doping strategies since it was put in place in 2015.
”If an athlete has a positive drug test, we aren’t putting them in a fight until their case is resolved -- but what we can do is give the athlete an opportunity to adjudicate their issue without the public rushing to judgment,” Campbell said.