It looks like when the UFC recently stated that Drug Testing Czar Jeff Novitzky was speaking “metaphorically” about a new upcoming “get-out-of-jail-free” policy, what they really meant was ‘literally.’
The UFC had been looking at creating an National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certified list of supplements under which athletes “could get a much-reduced sanction,” if they tested positive for a tainted supplement that had been part of the list. However, the USADA website has recently announced a series of updates to UFC drug testing policy, and included in it is the creation of a list of “certified supplements” that will result in no sanction for athletes if they fail a drug test as a result of the use of one of those listed supplements.