Lesnar, a pro wrestler who was granted permission from the WWE to compete at the milestone UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, has been largely quiet since UFC 200, but following news of the potential failed drug test, he issued a short statement to the AP.
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The news on Brock Lesnar potentially committing an anti-doping violation and facing a two-year suspension from UFC was a shocker on Friday.
The WWE superstar’s return to the cage saw him lock horns with risky Samoan knockout artist Mark Hunt, who he defeated via unanimous-decision.
Lesnar was put on the USADA program shortly after it was announced that he would return at the beginning of June.
USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) administered the test as part of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. He’s scheduled to face Randy Orton at Summerslam next month.
If Lesnar, 39, is found guilty of deliberately taking prohibited substances, he we will banned from fighting for two years. He accused the UFC of giving cheaters “a slap on the wrist” and said that he wanted half of Lesnar’s purse or a release from the company.
USADA have stated that Lesnar has been tested a total of eight times since entering its pool, but there is a significant caveat.
In addition to Lesnar, Ryan Madden of USADA spoke further with MMAFighting.com about the ongoing Lesnar situation. Usada did not reveal the name of the substance Lesnar tested positive for in keeping with organizational policy.
The UFC said Usada, the independent administrator of the organization’s anti-doping policy, received the testing results from the 28 June sample collection on Thursday evening after it was tested at the Wada-accredited UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory.
It was the result of Lesnar’s (5-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) out-of-competition sample collected on June 28.
Despite the potential violation, the UFC noted that Lesnar, like any other accused athlete, would be given due process.
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The UFC noted that Lesnar will have a legal review process before sanctions are imposed by the promotion or the Nevada Athletic Commission, which has jurisdiction because the out-of-competition test was performed close to UFC 200.
