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USADA to increase drug testing in UFC, targeting 700 tests this quarter

If you thought there were already a lot of UFC fighters testing positive for banned substances, there's a chance we get much more of those soon. Despite the number of flagged cases, things are only getting started according to Jeff Novitzky as the UFC's anti-doping program has only just been fully implemented last month.

The UFC VP of athlete health and performance tells MMA Fighting that they are planning on increasing the number of tests this quarter.

In Q3 of 2015, when the USADA program was first started, there were 81 tests conducted on 50 UFC fighters.