Drug Free Sport claim they did nothing wrong.
The organisation attempted who took a random drug test from Jose Aldo last month, by getting a urine sample, have released a statement hoping to clarify the story.
On June 11th, Drug Free Sport sent a representative, on behalf of the Nevada Athletic Commission, to Rio to take a sample from the UFC featherweight champion ahead of his scheduled fight with Conor McGregor.
The random test was conducted, but Aldo’s manager Andre Pederneiras was unhappy because neither he, nor the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission, were previously notified about the test, or the exact meaning of the word “random”, apparently.
They claimed the drug tester Ben Mosier’s visa didn’t permit him to carry out the test in Brazil.
That test was discarded, and Aldo was tested the following day by an accredited World Anti-Drugs Associations official.
However, Drug Free Sport released a statement yesterday saying they did nothing wrong or behaved unethically.
In early June 2015, Drug Free Sport was engaged by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (“NSAC”) to conduct a single urine test for an athlete in Brazil. Drug Free Sport’s preparation and execution of the testing event in Brazil complied with ethical best practices in anti-doping collections. Proper work visa applications detailing Drug Free Sport’s job functions were submitted to the Brazilian Consulate in Chicago, Illinois on June 18, 2012, and a ten year work visa was issued by the Consulate and relied upon by the Drug Free Sport collector in subsequent testing events. Drug Free Sport does not comment on client program specifics related to any collection event, but the NSAC, the UFC and Drug Free Sport were diligent in their effort to ensure a fair and ethical collection event in Brazil.
For those of you who’ve just arrived back in Ireland from a distant galaxy, Aldo was due to face McGregor in Las Vegas next weekend, but has since pulled out with a fractured rib.
McGregor will now face Chad Mendes for the interim title.
H/T MMA Fighting.
