The MMA community has recently been buzzing due to the shocking revelation that USADA will be leaving UFC’s hand and bid farewell to the promotion after a prolonged partnership of 8 years. This revelation comes hot on the heels of a public announcement by USADA. They disclosed that the UFC had officially conveyed their decision to cease the collaboration after December 31st.

The startling revelation sent ripples of astonishment through the MMA community. The fans were caught utterly unprepared. USADA made an unexpected announcement about the impending termination of their collaboration. To the astonishment of all, the name of Conor McGregor was embroiled in this declaration. This revelation resonated profoundly within the community, leaving them in sheer bewilderment. In fact, it received severe reactions from fans and a former UFC fighter as well! Let’s dig in to find out what they had to share.

Fans and Mark Hunt rip apart UFC and Dana White for their split with USADA

The doping agency joined hands with the UFC back in 2015, assuming the role of overseeing all drug tests for fighters competing under the UFC banner. However, their relationship turned sour and took an unexpected turn on October 12th. When USADA CEO Travis Tygart addressed the public in a released statement.

Tygart confirmed that Conor McGregor re-entered the USADA testing regimen on October 8th. It marked a significant step in his comeback journey. Nevertheless, a cloud of uncertainty lingered over whether Dana White would mandate the full 6-month testing period or insist on McGregor obtaining two consecutive negative tests before granting him clearance for a return to the Octagon. This statement indicated that USADA would not be associating itself with the UFC, and USADA administrators later confirmed it.

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Recently, former UFC fighter Mark Hunt took to his Instagram handle to add a statement about the situation. Hunt uploaded an image confirming the USADA split and captioned it as ” I give u a year @danawhite @ufc before u are no more u cant keep ripping fighters and there families off  the exodus from u criminals is already starting “ Hunt emphasized that the UFC can’t keep ripping fighters now.

Fans flooded his Instagram post with their respective opinion. Some comments from the fans are:

“Jon jones happy as f*ck right now.”

“The Sad part is most of the FIGHTER will juicy and real clean warriors have tô face those cheaters.Sad day to MMA”

“Just in time for McJuiceHead to come back”

“What a joke

“They got rid of usada so drug cheat conor can fight what a pathetic company”

“Feel you uso. Dirty, money hungry, cheating dog mutt keints”

“Now all fighters can Juice up”

“The Ufc is a joke”

It is evident from the reactions of the fans that they are not amused by the USADA-UFC split. They add that this move by Dana White will turn the UFC into a madhouse. Fans also add that fighters will now take unnecessary drugs to improve their performance. Nonetheless, the UFC has already partnered up with another doping agency.

New anti-doping partner for UFC: Drug-Free Sport International (DFSI)

Following all the commotion, the UFC and Dana White remained resolute in their efforts to secure an anti-doping partner. In their quest to find an entity to assume the role and responsibilities previously held by USADA, they came across Drug-Free Sport International (DFSI). While addressing the USADA-UFC split, Hunter Campbell confirmed this news.

He added, “Jeff and I were talking horse-racing, who was all but encouraged strongly from Congress to get a deal done with USADA but wasn’t able to do so in the last 18 months. They went with a company called Drug Free Sport, which is an entity that we’re going to move to as well.”

What Did USADA Do to UFC and Conor McGregor? Hunter Campbell, Dana White & Jeff Novitzy’s Decision Explained

It must be noted that Drug-Free Sport International (DFSI) is a recognized professional anti-doping agency with a massive 24 years of experience in the industry. Consequently, it is also regarded as one of the best in the industry. DFSI currently works for major organizations such as FIFA, MLB, NFL, NBA, and NCAA. What do you think of Dana’s decision? Let us know in the comments.

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