Friday evening, it was revealed that the US Anti-Doping agency had informed the UFC of a “potential anti-doping violation” for Brock Lesnar stemming from a June drug test.
Lesnar’s opponent for UFC 200, Mark Hunt, was quick to release a statement on the matter, demanding the UFC give him 50% of Lesnar’s massive purse for the event, or release him from his contract.
Lesnar released a brief statement on the situation through the Associated Press, saying:
“We will get to the bottom of this,”
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The UFC drew much criticism when they announced Lesnar would be fighting at UFC 200 due to the fact that the UFC had waived the transitionary 4 month period where a fighter is subject to USADA testing.