Yesterday it was announced that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller due to a USADA IV violation.<\/p>\n
We caught up with the UFC Hall of Fame fighter earlier today to discuss the USADA violation and what will come next in the career of “The Prodigy”.<\/p>\n
What exactly happened with USADA and the banned IV violation?<\/strong><\/p>\n “I took an IV back in March, this was back before I had a fight scheduled. USADA came to do a random out of competition\u00a0drug test on me later that month and asked me when was the last time I took an IV. I told them I took an IV a week ago. USADA then collected a urine sample from me and left. About a month later, USADA came at 5:30am in the morning and collected a blood and urine sample from me. USADA has never contacted me about failing any of these random drug tests. The last I heard from them was regarding this IV just over a week ago.”<\/em><\/p>\n How many times have you been tested by USADA?<\/strong><\/p>\n “Those two occasions were the only times that I have been tested by USADA and I passed both of those tests.”<\/em><\/p>\n Did you know that you could not take an IV 365 days a year before talking to USADA?<\/strong><\/p>\n “I had no clue. I always focused on the idea of the IV being administered for an advantage on the day of a weigh in. Now that I know,\u00a0it will never happen again.”<\/em><\/p>\n In the past, you made a statement saying that “only wimps use IV’s”, do you still stand by that?<\/strong><\/p>\n “Of course I still stand by that. I was referring to guys taking IV’s to rehydrate after the official UFC weigh ins, and then fighting someone like myself who would never use an IV to rehydrate.”<\/em><\/p>\n Do you still think that USADA is good for the sport of MMA?<\/strong><\/p>\n “Absolutely. I love having USADA involved with the UFC. They are doing an excellent job of cleaning up the sport.”<\/em><\/p>\n What does this IV violation mean for your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n “Well the good thing about the IV Violation is that I am the one who told them (USADA) that I took an IV, so there does not need to be an investigation. Hopefully they can hand down whatever punishment they deem necessary right away, so that I can start looking towards scheduling my next fight.”<\/em><\/p>\n When are you hoping to be able to make your return to the octagon?<\/strong><\/p>\n “As soon as possible. Whichever fight card has an opening after my temporary\/provisional suspension is served.”<\/em><\/p>\n Who would you like to see BJ Penn fight in his return to the octagon?<\/p>\n Video | Georges St-Pierre<\/strong> Yesterday it was announced that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller due to a USADA IV violation. We caught up with the UFC Hall of Fame fighter earlier today to discuss the USADA violation and what will come next in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":152519,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10143,2674],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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