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Mike Bohn

Former UFC champ Anthony Pettis: USADA kept MMA fair, but most fighters will be happy it’s gone

Former UFC and WEC champion Anthony Pettis sees positives and negatives to the dissolution of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) program.

USADA announced Wednesday that its anti-doping program agreement with UFC will expire at the end of the year. It hasn’t been announced if a new partner will be put in place or what the future of UFC drug testing holds, and Pettis has mixed thoughts on the situation.

As someone who was part of the UFC roster prior to USADA’s introduction in 2015, competed inside the octagon for most of its duration, and has now had fights in other promotions during his post-UFC run, Pettis has experienced it all.

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