Dana + Lorenzo address UFC drug testing issues press conference complete audio

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UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and President Dana White will take art in a press conference event on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and it is expected that the topic of discussion will center on the recent string of drug test failures to occur within the promotion, and how the UFC plans on handling such cases in the future.

In less than six weeks, six UFC fighters have tested positive for banned substances – four within a seven-day span. Of those failed drug tests are several of the UFC star competitors, including UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones (cocaine metabolites), and pound-for pound great Anderson Silva (Oxazepam and Temazepam, Benzodiazepines).

The event takes place at the Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live stream will begin at 1pm ET and will be streamed on BloodyElbow.com.

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Karim Zidan

Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.