The partnership between the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will come to an end after 2023 is wrapped up. Thereafter, Dana White‘s promotion will have Drug Free Sport International as their new anti-doping partner. Meanwhile, PED expert and fitness podcast host Derek from ‘More Plates More Dates’ questioned Joe Rogan about the strategy that White is going to employ in his new testing strategy.

Since 2015, the UFC athletes have been subject to drug testing with USADA. It acted as the promotion’s official and independent testing agency. However, on December 31st, the partnership will come to an end for a new organization will take its place. This has many people concerned about their protocols. Let’s see what Derek from ‘MPMD’ had to say.

PED expert raises concerns about UFC’s new drug testing policy to Joe Rogan

Derek joined Joe Rogan on the recent episode of the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. He told the JRE host that he believes if Dana White decides to employ the same strategy with Drug Free Sport International that the UFC had with USADA and follow the same banned substances list, the drug testing process could be similar. However, Derek also mentioned that Jeff Novitzky recently announced that there will be more frequent testing from now on.

“I think Novitzky said they’re gonna up their frequency of testing,” said Derek. He also mentioned that everything comes down to how much budget is allocated for these tests that ensure economic advantage. The PED expert added, “Some of this stuff at the end of the day, there’s only so much budget to allocate to where it’s still a viable economic thing.”

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Recalling the instances of USADA’s testing frequency, Derek also recalled how they tested Jiri Prochazka so many times that he became the most-tested athlete in 2022. He said, “Some people are tested like, I don’t know. I forgot what Jiri [Prochazka] was tested. It was like some insane amount of times per year.”

But the fitness expert understands that everything comes down to it being an economically feasible option. “You got to have some reproducible economically viable strategy,” said Derek. All that being said, who is the UFC’s new partner, Drug Free Sport International? What is their reputation that earned them the UFC’s contract?

Who is UFC’s new anti-doping agency Drug Free Sport International?

After the UFC’s partnership with USADA ends on the 31st of December 2023, Drug Free Sport International will take over as their new partner. DFSI has worked with many sports leagues in the United States. According to their official website, they have worked with more than 300 plus organizations over the years.

At the moment, Drug Free Sport International works with professional leagues like the NBA, MLB, NFL, and even NCAA. They have been in operation for more than 20 years. Moreover, when they become UFC’s official anti-doping partner agency, George Piro will serve as the independent administrator for the program.

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The new year for the UFC in 2024 will mark a new beginning. After their relationship soured with USADA, they decided to take another path as we waited to see how the new partnership with Drug Free Sport International would affect the anti-doping program. We will have to wait and see how things unfold in the future.

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