{"id":276934,"date":"2018-05-22T18:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T01:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=276934"},"modified":"2018-05-22T18:34:34","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T01:34:34","slug":"fabricio-werdum-breaks-silence-on-potential-usada-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/fabricio-werdum-breaks-silence-on-potential-usada-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabricio Werdum breaks silence on potential USADA violation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier today, we learned that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is the latest fighter to be notified of a potential anti-doping violation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency<\/a> (USADA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed\u00a0Fabricio Werdum\u00a0of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25, 2018,\u201d a UFC statement on the matter read.<\/p>\n

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USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Werdum. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after this unfortunate news broke, Werdum took to social media to issue a statement on the situation. The former heavyweight champion assures this is a misunderstanding, and is optimistic it will all be worked out.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjGUJmCBXEJ\/<\/p>\n

“Hey guys, I got up this morning to the news that one of my urine samples from April tested positive for a prohibited substance,” Werdum said in the English segment of his post. “I am working with my team, the UFC and USADA to understand what happened.\u00a0I’ve always been careful with everything I take and I’ve always been supportive of a clean sport.\u00a0We will work hard to solve this misunderstanding and I hope to be able to go back to the octagon and what I love.”<\/p>\n

The timing of Werdum’s brush with USADA is undeniably unfortunate, as he was\u00a0just yesterday linked to a fight<\/a>\u00a0with fellow grappling ace\u00a0Alexey Oleynik<\/a>. The pair\u2019s heavyweight showdown was expected to headlined the UFC\u2019s September 15 in Moscow, Russia \u2014 the promotion\u2019s first stop in the country.<\/p>\n

What do you make of this unfortunate Fabricio Werdum situation?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 5\/22\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earlier today, we learned that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is the latest fighter to be notified of a potential anti-doping violation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). \u201cThe UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed\u00a0Fabricio Werdum\u00a0of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":272530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10144],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFabricio Werdum breaks silence on potential USADA violation | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum issues a statement after news of his potential United States Anti-Doping Agency violation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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