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Cris Cyborg's USADA violation: Weighing the evidence against camp claims

There’s a lot of information to parse as it relates to Cris Cyborg’s recent potential USADA violation, so step one is to break down everything we do and don’t know so far.On December 5th, 2016, Cyborg gave a sample to USADA which came back on December 22nd apparently positive for the banned diuretic Spironolactone. We do not know if Cris disclosed her use of the medication on the disclosure form at test time.

Cris did not apply for a TUE for the spironolactone, as her reps claim her doctor--who they say works with UFC and Olympic athletes regularly-- told her she didn’t need one.