It was revealed yesterday that welterweight Tim Means had violated the USADA and UFC’s anti-doping policy, but the fighter maintained his innocence to MMAFighting:
“I’m being accused of using this supplement that’s supposed to have all these muscle-gaining abilities, it’s supposed to help you out so much with lean muscle,” Means said. “Well, it left my muscle behind, and I just got the hot pee for it.”
Means first found out about the test from his wife. When he was sure she was playing a mean joke, he went about his day, packing up and getting ready to head out for a day of training.
“Then she said, ‘Open your email,’” Means said.
When he did, he found a notification from USADA, informing him of the failed test. Immediately, Means phoned the organization and the UFC’s vice president of athlete health and performance, Jeff Novitzky. After arranging to submit a written request to have his B sample tested to possibly eliminate the effects of tainted lab equipment, he turned his sights to his supplements.
“I’m on Intek, it’s a company I’ve been with for years now,” Means said. “They’ve always been supportive. It’s a supplement I trusted, that I’ve been drug tested on before. It just came right out of left field, man. I can’t even be mad. I just have to backtrack and try to think of what turn did I take to get to this point?
“It’s not making sense for sure, man. It’s not my style to cut corners, it’s not my style to point the figure and not take responsibility for the things I do wrong. I’m not sorry in this instance. I haven’t done anything wrong. I did not intentionally ingest an anabolic agent…I think I’m completely done with supplements, man. I’ll get it through food and take my chances with nutrition that way.
