Detect and deter.
When the UFC first launched its comprehensive anti-doping policy alongside the USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) those were two core values at the heart of the plan.
The idea was to root out the fighters who were trying to game the system by taking copious amounts of performance-enhancing drugs. The second part was setting a precedent for the rest of the athletes to simply avoid illegal substances altogether because the punishment could result in sanctions that could easily knock them out of the sport for two years on a first offense while forever branding a giant “C” on their chests, which marked them as cheaters.