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Rivera flagged by USADA for potential violation

August 18, 2016 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

USADA has flagged the out of competition drug test of UFC bantamweight Francisco Rivera for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation from a sample collection on July 23, 2016.

Rivera last fought Erik Perez on July 30th at UFC 201.  He is on a 3 fight UFC losing streak.

The UFC provided its usual statement related to potential violations of its Anti-Doping policy.

“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Francisco Rivera of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on July 23, 2016.

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The news does not look good for the 34-year-old.  One would think he would appeal the ruling considering a 2-year ban would effectively end his MMA career.

Filed Under: Drug Testing, UFC, USADA

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