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Abu Azaitar Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Abu Azaitar, of Rabat, Morocco, has accepted a seven-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Raquel Pennington Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Raquel Pennington, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has accepted a six-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Andre Ewell Receives Public Warning for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Andre Ewell, of Perris, Calif., has received a public warning for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Eduarda Neves Santanna Receives Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Eduarda Neves Santanna, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has received a one-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.

Vinicius Moreira Castro Receives Public Warning for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Vinicius Moriera Castro, of Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil, has received a public warning for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.

USADA and UFC Announce Changes to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and Prohibited List
USADA and the UFC® today announced changes to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and Prohibited List, designed to provide fairness to athletes.

USADA and UFC Announce Changes to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and Prohibited List
USADA and the UFC® today announced changes to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and Prohibited List, designed to provide fairness to athletes.

USADA Implementing New Sample Collection Equipment
USADA will begin implementing new sample collection equipment as part of its continued commitment to innovation and providing athletes with the best possible anti-doping solutions.

USADA and UFC Announce Advancements to UFC Anti-Doping Policy
USADA and the UFC today announced changes to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The policy changes are designed to ensure intentional cheaters are deterred and held accountable in the event they choose to dope while also being fair and just on those athletes who innocently test positive.

Supplement Risk and NSF Certified for Sport®
USADA recommends that athletes use only dietary supplements that have been certified by a third-party program that tests for substances prohibited in sport. USADA now recognizes NSF Certified for Sport® as the program best suited for athletes to reduce the risk from supplements.

Athlete Advisory: What Athletes Need to Know about Pharmacy Compounding
Athletes who have a prescription for a compounded medication or a compounded supplement should be aware that compounding pharmacies are risky. Compounded products are more likely to be contaminated because they are mixed by hand and there is limited regulatory oversight.

USADA LAUNCHES UFC ‘25x’ MILESTONE RECOGNITION OF ATHLETES’ COMMITMENT TO CLEAN COMPETITION
USADA recognizes the first 19 UFC athletes who have reached 25 consecutive clean completed tests for their role in supporting clean sport.

Abu Azaitar Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Abu Azaitar, of Rabat, Morocco, has accepted a seven-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Raquel Pennington Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Raquel Pennington, of Colorado Springs, Colo., has accepted a six-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Andre Ewell Receives Public Warning for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Andre Ewell, of Perris, Calif., has received a public warning for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.

Eduarda Neves Santanna Receives Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Eduarda Neves Santanna, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has received a one-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.

Vinicius Moreira Castro Receives Public Warning for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Vinicius Moriera Castro, of Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil, has received a public warning for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.

Independent Arbitrator Imposes Four-Year Sanction on Chi Lewis-Parry for UFC Anti-Doping Policy Violations
An independent arbitrator concluded that Chi Lewis-Parry should receive a four-year period of ineligibility for anti-doping policy violations that he committed while he was in the UFC program.