{"id":226737,"date":"2017-03-07T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T00:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226737"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:04:21","slug":"ben-rothwell-flagged-by-usada-for-potential-anti-doping-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-rothwell\/ben-rothwell-flagged-by-usada-for-potential-anti-doping-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Rothwell flagged by USADA for potential anti-doping violation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ben-rothwell\/junior-dos-santos-polite-callout-stipe-miocic-gets-savage-response-ben-rothwell\/\">UFC heavyweight fighter<\/a> Ben Rothwell has been flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/UFC-Statement-on-Ben-Rothwell-030717\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> released the following statement on their notification from USADA on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe UFC organization was formally notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Ben Rothwell of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on February 6, 2017. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ben Rothwell was slated to fight Fabricio Werdum <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/breaking-fabricio-werdum-set-return-ufc-211\/\">at UFC 211<\/a>, which is set to take place on May 13 in Dallas, Texas. Rothwell holds a 36-10 professional MMA record and is coming off a UFC Fight Night 86 loss to Junior dos Santos back in April 2016.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell.png\" alt=\"Junior dos Santos Ben Rothwell\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-191462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Junior-dos-Santos-Ben-Rothwell-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPENN.COM<\/a> on 3\/7\/2017.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight fighter Ben Rothwell has been flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation. 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