For someone who hasn’t fought in three months, and has no future fights announced, Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino has found herself in the news a lot recently. First it was the outrage of the UFC instituting a Women’s Featherweight division and not including her in the initial title fight. Now, that choice seems to be a good one, because Cyborg is in the news again – and it’s not good.
The UFC released this statement today:
The UFC organization was formally notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on December 5, 2016.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.
Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information or UFC statements will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward
MMA Fighting got a hold of Justino, and she explains the situation as follows:
“What I can say now is that they are talking to my doctor, and I’m calm,” Cyborg said. “Everybody knows I’m sick, that I’m recovering from the weight cut I had to do for the fight. What is happening is post-weight cut. Everybody knows I’m sick. They are talking to my doctor to solve this the best way.
“It’s nothing bad. I’m on medical treatment.”
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