Filed under: News , UFC Ronda Rousey A new era starts in July for the UFC when it comes to drug testing. UFC President Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta made their company announcement today , and while some of the details are yet to be decided, it appears the direction is toward random out-of-competition testing across the board. It’s a decision that is more than welcomed by arguably the UFC’s biggest star, women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey , an Olympic medalist who is no stranger to tough drug testing. “I’m extremely encouraged of what I heard the announcement is,” Rousey said today during a media call promoting next week’s UFC 184. “The drug testing I underwent at 16, or even 14, was much more stringent than the drug testing that I got as a champion in MMA.” Rousey (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) headlines UFC 184 against Cat Zingano (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on Feb. 28 at Staples Center in her home base of Los Angeles
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UFC 184′s Ronda Rousey weighs in on promotion’s new drug-testing plans – MMA Junkie