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Barnett flagged for potential USADA violation

December 27, 2016 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

Josh Barnett has been flagged for a potential USADA violation for an out of competition test from December 9, 2016.

The UFC issued its standard statement with respect to potential anti-doping violations.

Barnett’s last fight was on September 3, 2016, a win against Andrei Arlovski.  He was not scheduled for an upcoming fight.

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Barnett has had a sordid past with drug test failures and this is the latest for the 39-year-old.  We will see if Barnett has an excuse for the failure but with his history, it’s hard to think that this will end well.

Filed Under: Drug Testing, UFC, USADA

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  1. d says

    December 27, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    He’s been failing ped tests since 2002. He should be banned.

    Reply
  2. Cutch says

    December 28, 2016 at 4:29 am

    He may just ask to be released like Cro Cop did and end up fighting for Rizin.

    Reply

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