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The UFC partnered with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in July 2015 in an effort to clean up the sport of mixed martial arts<\/a> and put all fighters at a level playing field.<\/p>\n

The out-of-competition testing program<\/a> has cost the UFC millions of dollars to implement and run to deter any competitors from gaining an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n

\"u.s.<\/a><\/p>\n

On Monday, USADA and the UFC announced new changes to their arbitration rules.<\/p>\n

The full statement<\/a> reads:<\/p>\n

September 26, 2016<\/p>\n

USADA and UFC\u00ae today announced changes to the Arbitration Rules<\/a> for Anti-Doping Policy Violations and other disputes under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy<\/a>. Scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, the rule changes were proposed and implemented in order to improve the arbitration process for UFC athletes.<\/p>\n

Under the new rules, the filing fee to request arbitration has been reduced and a new provision will allow UFC athletes to recover the entire filing fee if there is a finding of \u201cNo Violation\u201d or \u201cNo Fault \/ No Negligence.\u201d In addition, a filing fee refund schedule has been adopted for instances when a case settles early in the arbitration process.<\/p>\n

These changes will make arbitration more accessible for athletes, while still upholding the integrity of the arbitration process. The changes modify the original Arbitration Rules implemented under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy when it launched in July 2015.<\/p>\n

USADA independently administers the year-round, anti-doping program for the UFC, which includes the unannounced drug testing of 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 administered by USADA for UFC athletes includes education, science and research, testing, and results management. Official information concerning the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and athlete resources are available at UFC.USADA.org.<\/p>\n

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\"u.s.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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