{"id":279069,"date":"2018-06-21T15:17:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T22:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=279069"},"modified":"2018-06-21T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T22:17:08","slug":"josh-barnett-speaks-of-ufc-release-doesnt-trust-usada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/josh-barnett\/josh-barnett-speaks-of-ufc-release-doesnt-trust-usada\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Barnett speaks of UFC release, doesn&#8217;t trust USADA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the news broke that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/josh-barnett\/report-former-heavyweight-champion-josh-barnett-released-by-the-ufc\/\">Josh Barnett was being released from the UFC<\/a> after a five year run in his second stint with the company. Now we get some clarity as to why.<\/p>\n<p>After the former UFC heavyweight champion, Barnett&#8217;s most recent win over Andrei Arlovski in September 2016, he was notified of a failed USADA test thus resulting in his suspension.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/josh-barnett\/josh-barnetts-recent-usada-case-has-been-reprimanded-i-proved-my-innocence\/\">It wasn&#8217;t until late in March that Barnett was exonerated and proved his innocence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to now. Barnett told\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kwese.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/23858202\/josh-barnett-ufc-working-mutual-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>\u00a0what ultimately is leading to the release.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s true that I have asked for my release, and we are discussing the terms now.\u00a0Zuffa [parent company of the UFC] has been fantastic and above-board since I re-signed with the company [in 2013]. Every promise made has been kept, and I have no disparaging words for them. After everything I went through with USADA, and my vindication in that case, I don\u2019t feel comfortable giving the control necessary to USADA that would continue my career in the UFC.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Barnett has been vocal about not being very trusting of USADA in the past so this doesn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise especially after what he went through.<\/p>\n<p>Now 40-years old, it&#8217;s hard to imagine that Barnett will be fighting for much longer but he definitely still has interest in doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Obvious possible landing spots include the likes of Bellator as well as the Japan-based promotion, Rizin. Barnett has worked with Bellator president, Scott Coker in the past during their time in Strikeforce and has also worked with Rizin&#8217;s president, Nobuyuki Sakikabara who manned the helm of Pride FC where Barnett fought a portion of his career in.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, who&#8217;s to say that Barnett doesn&#8217;t end up fighting for both?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/BJPenn.com\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 6\/21\/2018.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday the news broke that Josh Barnett was being released from the UFC after a five year run in his second stint with the company. Now we get some clarity as to why. 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