Lesnar (photo) will return to the octagon after almost five years. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Ultimate's new anti-doping policy, administered by USADA (North American Anti-Doping Agency), will have its first exception at UFC 200. The former champion Brock Lesnar will not need to undergo four months of surprise drug testing before his fight against Mark Hunt on the 9nd of July.
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The main justification for Lesnar's exemption is the impossibility of testing him for the necessary time, as the former champion had his return to the octagon announced on June 4th and joined the Ultimate squad on the 6th, exactly 33 days ago. of the fight against Hunt.
“On June 6, 2016, UFC heavyweight, Brock Lesnar, was registered by USADA in the organization's anti-doping program. As part of the UFC's anti-doping policy, Ultimate may grant a former fighter an exemption to the four-month written notice rule in exceptional circumstances or when strict application of this rule would be unfair to an athlete. Because Lesnar last competed on December 30, 2011, long before the implementation of the UFC's anti-doping policy, for the purposes of that policy, he is being treated similarly to a new athlete entering the organization." statement released by UFC.
Despite the release of four months of tests, Lesnar will not be free from exams for the next few days. Now registered with the UFC, the former heavyweight champion will undergo surprise anti-doping tests before entering the octagon and will also be tested on the day of the duel against Mark Hunt.
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