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‘What a sh*t show’: UFC fighters react to end of USADA anti-doping partnership

The MMA community was shaken on Wednesday when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced its partnership with the UFC will expire at the end of the year.

After much speculation about how Conor McGregor’s anticipated return to the octagon would come to fruition given the standards of the anti-doping agreement, USADA declared its relationship with UFC had become “untenable,” and negotiations around a new deal fizzled.

It’s unknown whether the UFC will sign with a new anti-doping partner or return to commission oversight. Regardless, the UFC-USADA deal has hit its shelf life after eight years.

The news came as a stunner to many fighters, who shared their reactions on social media. Check them out below.

MMA Junkie

Brendan Fitzgerald

Demetrious Johnson

USADA

Caposa

Alan Jouban

Brian Kelleher

Chase Hooper

Billy Quarantillo

Ramiz Brahimaj

Kevin Holland

Matt Brown

Renato Moicano

Cody Durden

Gilbert Burns

Brendan Schaub

Chase Hooper

Josh Barnett

Ali Abdelaziz

Brendan Fitzgerald

Dan Ige

Megan Anderson

VADA

Ant Evans

Aaron Bronsteter

Jake Shields

Casey O'Neill

Kelvin Gastelum

Sean Strickland

Jon Jones

Tyson Nam

Tim Elliott

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