{"id":197539,"date":"2016-06-27T13:38:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197539"},"modified":"2016-06-27T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:40:17","slug":"bj-penn-usada-come-agreement-suspension-term-iv-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bj-penn\/bj-penn-usada-come-agreement-suspension-term-iv-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"BJ Penn and USADA come to agreement on suspension term for IV violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement on Monday addressing the suspension terms for <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-bj-penn-discusses-being-pulled-from-ufc-199\/\">BJ Penn<\/a> for his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/bj-penn\/\">admitted IV violation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ufc.usada.org\/jay-dee-penn-accepts-doping-sanction\/\" target=\"_blank\">USADA&#8217;s statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>USADA announced today that Jay Dee (\u201cBJ\u201d) Penn of Hilo, Hawaii, an athlete in the UFC, has accepted a 6-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation for his use of a prohibited method.<\/p>\n<p>During an out-of-competition test on March 25, 2016, Penn declared the use of an intravenous infusion of a non-prohibited substance. A subsequent investigation by USADA revealed that the intravenous infusion received by Penn was administered in a volume greater than 50 mL within a 6 hour period. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, intravenous infusions in a volume greater than 50 mL within a 6 hour period are prohibited, except for those legitimately received in the course of hospital admissions, surgical procedures or clinical investigations. Intravenous infusions received in any other setting require an approved Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).<\/p>\n<p>Penn, 37, voluntarily disclosed his use of the intravenous infusion and fully cooperated with USADA\u2019s investigation into the circumstances regarding his violation. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, the standard period of ineligibility may be reduced due to an individual\u2019s voluntary admission of a violation and\/or pursuant to an analysis of the individual\u2019s degree of fault for the violation. Here, after taking both of those factors into consideration, USADA determined that a 6-month period of ineligibility was an appropriate sanction under the rules for Penn\u2019s violation.<\/p>\n<p>Penn\u2019s period of ineligibility began on March 25, 2016, the date on which he admitted his anti-doping policy violation to USADA.<\/p>\n<p>USADA conducts the year-round, independent anti-doping program for all UFC athletes. USADA is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental agency whose sole mission is to preserve the integrity of competition, inspire true sport, and protect the rights of clean athletes. The anti-doping program run by USADA for UFC athletes includes education, science and research, testing, and results management. Official UFC Anti-Doping Program information and athlete resources are available at UFC.USADA.org.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Video | Conor McGregor<\/strong><br \/>\n[ooyala code=&#8221;00eWg3NDE6OTgT4SkOUKTf9bL8RQ5J0L&#8221; player_id=&#8221;bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement on Monday addressing the suspension terms for BJ Penn for his admitted IV violation. 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