RIO DE JANEIRO -- The UFC started a new UFC drug testing program on July 1, and all fighters are now subject to random, in- and out-of-competition blood and urine testing.
ABCD, the Brazilian Agency of Doping Control, will work with USADA and test fighters in Brazil, and UFC general manager in the country, Giovani Decker, believes the enhanced program gives more credibility to the sport, especially after Anderson Silva’s failed test in January.
"I think it’s wonderful," Decker said of the new drug testing program during the UFC 190 media day in Rio de Janeiro.