ONE Championship Suspends Martin Batur for One Year After Positive PED Test; Overturns ONE 160 Win Against Paul Elliott
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The incredible come-from-behind win at ONE 160 that raised Martin Batur’s stock in the MMA community is overturned. Earlier, the August 26 event from ONE Championship saw the UFD Gym standout secure a T/KO (elbows from mount) win over Paul Elliott.
A phenomenal contest at The Home of Martial Arts was one of the highlights of the ONE 160 event despite having two world title bouts on the main card. But the win will be overturned to a no contest, the promotion announced.
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Reason for overturning Martin Batur’s win
The Billion-dollar promotion released the news on its official website.
“[Martin Batur] tested positive for an androgenic anabolic steroid, which is a banned substance according to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).”
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ONE Championship also noted, “The sample was collected and processed by International Doping Tests & Management (IDTM).”
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As a result, under ONE Anti-Doping Program, the Zadar, Croatia athlete will be suspended for 1 year.
ONE Championship is making efforts to make MMA clean
The Singapore-based promotion is growing leaps and bounds in terms of viewership numbers every year. With ONE on Prime Video 2, the promotion is setting its foot in North America as well. But amidst all the growth, Chatri Sityodtong and the team added drug testing programs in August to make the sport safer.
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Batur will be the first ONE athlete to be suspended under the ONE Anti-Doping Program.