Lesnar, 39, competed in UFC 200 on July 9, beating Australian-based New Zealander Mark Hunt by unanimous decision in his first appearance in the octagon since December, 2011. They have assured that there is a fair and justified legal process done to all the athletes before any verdict shall be imposed.
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The UFC announced Friday that it was informed of a potential anti-doping violation by four-time WWE champion Brock Lesnar.
As per USADA policy, the name of the substance Lesnar tested positive for has not been released. What a insane couple of weeks… The results were received last night.
Hunt told Fox Sports Australia before their fight that he believed Lesnar was “juiced to the gills”.
“I’ve been dealing with that my entire life”, Lesnar stated during Thursday’s UFC 200 conference call of PED abuse.
Just six days after winning a bout in UFC 200, Brock Lesnar has been informed of a possible anti-doping policy violation. He was visited five times in two weeks ahead of Saturday’s fight, including on June 28, when the allegedly positive sample was taken.
Lesnar will now have to wait to see what the fallout will be.
The WWE superstar’s return to the cage saw him lock horns with unsafe Samoan knockout artist Mark Hunt, who he defeated via unanimous-decision.
Though the nature of the potential violation was not disclosed, UFC officials on Friday issued a statement revealing the allegation.
The UFC has a rule that states a fighter must inform the promotion four months in advance if he or she is coming out of retirement so that fighter can be placed back in the USADA testing pool.
“I said (to the UFC), “If you don’t give me half his s**t [purse], I’m walking away from this company, I want out of here”.
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Lesnar, a former University of Minnesota wrestler who won an NCAA Division I national championship, has the right to ask for a “B” sample to be tested and can also file an appeal. World Wrestling Entertainment is scheduled to have Lesnar on their SummerSlam card against Randy Orton in a high-profile match in Brooklyn next month.
