Jeff Novitzky UFC fighters who’ve previously evaded performance-enhancing drug tests by using untraceable substances won’t rest easy, the promotion’s chief anti-doping advocate said Tuesday. In an extended interview with “ The Joe Rogan Experience ,” Jeff Novitzky, the UFC’s vice president of athlete health and performance, said newly developed drug tests could be performed on samples that have been preserved in connection with the promotion’s out-of-competition drug testing program. So blood and urine that’s been kept frozen in World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratories could be re-tested for new PEDs, which opens the possibility of UFC fighters failing drug tests years after a particular bout. “Even if there’s a new drug out there that scientists are saying there’s no test for, potentially, a couple of years down the line when there’s a test for it, we’d have the ability to test for that,” Novitzky said. “Now, maybe that athlete’s no longer with the UFC or no longer competing, but there’s legacy and reputation at stake.” Novitzky’s job includes working with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as it oversees and out-of-competition drug testing program implemented this past month by the UFC.
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Jeff Novitzky: UFC’s USADA samples could be retested years later – MMA Junkie