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UFC NEWS: All drug tests come back clean from UFC 127 in Australia
Mar 9, 2011 - 6:08:01 PM UFC NEWS: All drug tests come back clean from UFC 127 in Australia

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The UFC independently conducted drug tests on six fighters on their UFC 127 card in Australia, and all results came back negative, according to multiple published reports.

Per UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner, headliners B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch, as well as four fighters chosen at random, were all tested and their results were clean.

All fighters were tested for drugs of abuse, anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances.

UFC 127 featured the main event draw between Penn and Fitch, as well as Michael Bisping's second round TKO victory over Jorge Riveira.

Penick's Analysis: The UFC doing random testing on their own events is just good business, and even though they didn't test that many on the card doing it at random was the right move. Typically the main event fighters and main card winners are tested, along with anyone that has previously tested positive, but the UFC decided to go with four at random for this event. Obviously the current testing being done doesn't often catch many that are using, as in all sports testing falls well behind of those using and the technology of new drugs, but making an effort is always the first step.