When USADA notified Cris Cyborg of a potential anti-doping violation, some fans reflexively assumed that the failure was for steroids. However, her partner Ray Elbe posted on The UG that that is not the case.
From: Ray Elbe
Black Belt, Salmiyah, Kuwait
Not for a steroid, and she has a prescription as part of the post fight therapy she’s been receiving due to the severe weight cut.
This has been known for a few days, and Cris doctor has been in direct contact with USADA turning over all the necessary patient files to document the reasons Cris needs the medication.
The fighter herself responded in an interview with Guilherme Cruz for MMA Fighting. Justino declined to identify what the test was flagged for, but said it was something she took to recover from her last weight cut.
“What I can say now is that they are talking to my doctor, and I’m calm, said Cyborg. “Everybody knows I’m sick, that I’m recovering from the weight cut I had to do for the fight. What is happening is post-weight cut. Everybody knows I’m sick. They are talking to my doctor to solve this the best way.
“It’s nothing bad. I’m on medical treatment.”
A number of fighters have been informed of potential anti-doping violations, and been found entirely innocent, with no punishment meted out. For example, Ning Guangyou of China, Augusto Montano Mexico City, Mexico and Li Jingliang, from Xinjiang, China all tested for positive for clenbuterol and will face no USADA sanction. Fans should, emphatically, withhold judgment until far more information becomes available.
