Russian UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in an interview with , he recounted how he received a warning from representatives of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
All UFC fighters with a valid contract with the organization are subject to unscheduled testing. Under the terms of the agreement, the athlete is required to inform inspectors of all his movements in order to allow employees to collect anti-doping samples anytime and anywhere. The absence of a fighter at the location specified for the sample is indicated by a flag symbolizing a warning. Three flags within a certain period of time equals a doping test failure.
— Bobby Green regularly addresses the subject of your use of doping. Given the absurdity of his accusations, can you tell us when and where the most unexpected visit from anti-doping officers took place for you?
— I’m always happy when USADA comes and I’m home. Because you’re tired of constantly changing locations, sometimes you just don’t physically have the time to keep up with it. I forgot somewhere, I went to a village somewhere. And I already understood that I was not at home, USADA came and I received a flag (an official warning from the anti-doping agency – “”). That’s why I’m happy when I’m home and they come. They arrive at any time. They can come two or three days in a row. As for Bobby Green’s words… I don’t know, even when they fought me with him, I didn’t consider him my opponent and I didn’t think he was a fighter at my level. He can’t prove anything with his fights. And with this he wants to generate some kind of hype around him, even though a few months ago he himself was suspended for doping. I’m not trying to stir up the situation on the Internet, but I’m trying not to pay attention to it,” Makhachev told .
The statistics of the 31-year-old MMA fighter are 24 wins and losses.
Russia’s Islam Makhachev will defend his UFC lightweight title against Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Watch the live broadcast of the tournament on October 21 on the channel from 9:00 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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