USADA Clears Cris Cyborg After Cops Were Called During Thailand Drug Test

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Given that many people already suspect UFC featherweight Cris Cyborg of being on steroids simply based on her muscular appearance, the last thing she needed in her life was another drug testing controversy. But that’s exactly what she got this past week in Thailand when the police were called during a random USADA sample collection.

Now that many top shelf performance enhancing drugs clear the system within hours of their use, any kind of disruption or evasion in the collection process can appear to be an attempt to escape detection. That was the suspicion some had following this incident, but now USADA is coming forward to clear Cyborg of any wrongdoing.

“Ms. Justino fully complied with the sample collection process,” a USADA statement provided to MMAFighting.com read. “From collection to delivery, the integrity of the sample was secured, and it is currently being analyzed by the WADA accredited lab in Tokyo. Athletes’ cooperation in providing a requested sample is critical to ensure all athletes’ right to safe and clean sport is protected.”

Sources within USADA also confirmed that the organization was investigating claims made by Cyborg’s training partners at Phucket Top Team that the collection agents attempted to hide their identity from police and did not have the proper work visas. According to Phucket Top Team, it was hotel employees contacted the police over concern that the agents were stalking the UFC champ or casing her room.

With USADA clearing Cris of any wrongdoing in the unusual circumstances surrounding this latest collection, this incident should disappear in the long term and not be held against her by fans … so long as this test returns negative. But according to USADA databases, Cyborg has been tested over 20 times in the past two years, so that hopefully won’t be an issue.

(via MMAFighting.com)

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