{"id":310759,"date":"2019-04-24T06:27:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310759"},"modified":"2019-04-24T06:31:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:31:03","slug":"jeff-notvitzk-says-usada-is-still-evaluating-paulo-costa-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jeff-notvitzk-says-usada-is-still-evaluating-paulo-costa-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Notvitzky says USADA is &#8216;still evaluating&#8217; Paulo Costa case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you were hoping to see undefeated middleweight knockout artist Paulo Costa back in the cage soon, well, you might have some waiting to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to UFC vice president of athlete health and performance Jeff Novitzky, Paulo Costa is still being investigated by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after being fined $9,333.33 by the New York State Athletic Commission for an unknown violation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any comment on that,\u201d Novitzky said on a recent episode of UFC Unfiltered (transcript via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/4\/23\/18513448\/ufcs-jeff-novitzky-usada-still-evaluating-paulo-costa-case\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cMy understanding is that New York has issued him a fine or a sanction and that USADA is still evaluating this. It\u2019s not until cases are adjudicated and resolved that we comment on them. So I\u2019m not gonna comment on that one right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulo Costa has attributed this situation to stomach medication he was recently taking, and claims this is what nixed his previously scheduled bout with UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[Romero] came back from a reality show and could finally sign the contract,\u201d Costa told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Combate (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/borrachinha-revela-que-saiu-da-luta-contra-romero-por-conta-de-remedio-simples-para-o-estomago.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\">Combate<\/a> recently. \u201c(But) on the same week the New York Athletic Commission asked me to talk about a stomach medication I had used. And they said: \u2018For you to talk about this, unfortunately, you won\u2019t be able to fight. You will be ineligible for this fight because you have to notify us about what you used for your stomach.\u2019 It was a simple medication, Plasil. That\u2019s not doping. You take it when you have stomach pain. So, because of that, I didn\u2019t understand it too, but they said I couldn\u2019t fight, that I had to figure this out first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for updates on Paulo Costa when more information becomes available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em> on 4\/24\/2019. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were hoping to see undefeated middleweight knockout artist Paulo Costa back in the cage soon, well, you might have some waiting to do. 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