Amid public furor over its treatment of Jon Jones , the UFC has renewed its commitment to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. UFC VP of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky announced Thursday that the promotion has signed another contract to extend its anti-doping program, which has been administered by USADA over the past three years. During an extended interview on the “ JRE MME Show ,” Novitzky said the new deal will take the total number of yearly drug tests conducted by USADA from 2700 to between 4300 and 4400. The change amounts to a 59 to 62 percent increase
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UFC renews USADA contract, will increase testing by 30 to 40 percent – MMA Junkie