{"id":456426,"date":"2022-08-22T08:46:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T15:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=456426"},"modified":"2022-08-22T08:46:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T15:46:08","slug":"dana-white-slams-usada-for-harassing-paulo-costa-at-ufc-278-thatll-never-happen-again-to-any-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-slams-usada-for-harassing-paulo-costa-at-ufc-278-thatll-never-happen-again-to-any-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White slams USADA for harassing Paulo Costa at UFC 278: \u201cThat\u2019ll never happen again to any fighter\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dana White was not happy with USADA for harassing middleweight fighter Paulo Costa at UFC 278.<\/p>\n

USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) is the the official, independent anti-doping agency for the UFC.<\/p>\n

UFC President, Dana White was not pleased to hear that the agency made an early am visit to Paulo Costa prior to his weigh-ins this past Friday. USADA showed up at Costa’s hotel room to take a blood sample from the Brazilian.<\/p>\n

It was during the weigh-in’s, where Costa did make weight, that he spoke about the USADA saying:<\/p>\n

“F*ck the the boss on Usada who sent their agents this morning at my sleep room 6 am to take my blood out!!! I was cutting weight very dehydrated and they wants took my blood ! F*ck those guys!!! I never been caught by usada test I don\u2019t need this f*ck shit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It was indeed this past Saturday, August 20th that UFC 278 took place at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n

The co-main middleweight event saw Paula Costa (14-2 MMA) enter the Octagon to battle Luke Rockhold (16-6 MMA). The outcome was a unanimous decision win<\/a> for ‘Borrachinha’.<\/p>\n

\"Paulo
(via Zuffa LLC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the post fight press conference, UFC President, Dana White weighed in concerning Paulo Costa and the drug testing fiasco saying (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cI apologized to him (Costa) up on stage. That will never happen again to any fighter.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing White said:<\/p>\n

\u201cListen, they don\u2019t know about fighting the way that people who know about fighting know about fighting. You don\u2019t go in and test a guy at six in the morning when he\u2019s cutting weight. The result\u2019s going to be the same a few hours later. You wait. I apologized to him on stage when he came out, and that won\u2019t happen to another fighter again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you agree that USADA should not be allowed to test a fighter while he’s in the process of cutting weight prior to weigh-ins?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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