Filed under: Featured , News , UFC Dana White LAS VEGAS – The UFC today announced major changes in its drug testing policies, and the potential punishments handed down to those athletes who fail. UFC President Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, along with COO Lawrence Epstein, detailed the new policies during a news conference at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas. The changes come on the heels of a spate of high-profile drug test failures, including by champions and former champions. Effective July 1, all UFC fighters – approximately 585, per the UFC’s current count – will be subject to random performance-enhancing drug testing. The UFC also is advocating for longer suspensions and harsher penalties administered by state athletic commissions. The UFC said it will continue working with numerous global drug-testing organizations in the months leading up to that July 1 date in order to create the random testing protocol that the fighters will be subject to
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UFC introduces new drug-testing policy, advocates for longer suspensions – MMA Junkie