A few weeks before it took effect, UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky stood up at a press conference at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas and called the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency anti-doping program the “most comprehensive, effective, best program in all of professional sport.” Then on July 1, 2015, that program actually went into effect in the UFC. It was hard to know what to expect, but the general mood was cautiously optimistic. Three years and several high-profile cases later, a skeptical unease has settled in.
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On USADA’s third anniversary with UFC, complicated questions abound – MMA Junkie