In response to Cung Le demanding an apology from the UFC for mishandling his post-fight drug test for his bout with Michael Bisping in August, UFC executive Lawrence Epstein spoke to the L.A. Times and made the claim that the company did enough to remedy the situation.
Below are some quotes from Epstein from the article:
“I’m not going to sugarcoat this: We’re not happy with how this particular situation played out. Once we had information, we rescinded it. That’s appropriate under the circumstances. We said it all by rescinding the suspension. I feel like what we did is an adequate remedy.”
“We were in China, using a lab where they analyze the blood locally, so we went to the only facility that was in the area that could do this,” Epstein said. “We told them what we wanted them to test for. They conducted the test. The test was done properly, but not done to conclusively prove the elevated levels were exogenous.”
“There was nothing wrong with the test. It just wasn’t the right test.”
“We are not in the drug testing business. We are in the sports/media/fight promotion business. When we have athletic commissions or federations in place, they do it all. When we have situations like we have in Macao, we have to self-regulate. We do the best we can. Frankly, that’s what I think we did.”
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