UFC TO SPLIT WITH USADA

Drug Free Sport International will be in charge of the collection process under the new program that begins in January when the UFC's deal with USADA ends. Former FBI Special Agent George Piro, best known for...

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The UFC is moving on from the United States Anti-Doping Agency and is creating its own drug-testing program in a feud that involves former champion Conor McGregor. The mixed martial arts organization also sent a legal letter to USADA to demand a retraction and apology for a statement it issued regarding the end of its deal with the UFC. In a statement to The Associated Press, USADA CEO Travis Tygart said, “We stand by our statement and our credibility.”

Drug Free Sport International will be in charge of the collection process under the new program that begins in January when the UFC's deal with USADA ends. Former FBI Special Agent George Piro, best known for interrogating former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, will be in charge of the new program.