Demand an Investigation into the UFC's Drug Testing Policies and Procedures, and the Cung Le Drug Te

Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion company valued about $1.65 billion, and is located in Las Vegas, NV. UFC engages in interstate commerce, and has about 31 million fans in the U.S., ages 18 and over.

Cung Le is a 20 year mixed martial artist, who has won numerous championships, including the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. Mr. Le is married with three boys, ages 14, 9, and 4. Mr. Le has ALWAYS been a man of integrity, and has never been involved in any type of questionable or illegal behavior in or outside the ring.

In August 2014, Cung Le fought Michael Bisping in Macau, China. Prior to the fight, Mr. Le trained his body to a much higher state of readiness than normal. Mr. Bisping saw pictures of Mr. Le in his unusual physical condition and complained to UFC. As a result, UFC ordered additional testing for Mr. Le, in an attempt to see if Mr. Le used human growth hormone (hGH). Mr. Le was subjected to pre and post-fight drug tests. Mr. Le's post-fight test allegedly showed high hGH levels. Cung Le has always vehemently denied using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).

The testing procedures regarding Cung Le's samples seem to be questionable at best: UFC used a non-WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) laboratory; Mr. Le's drug samples were destroyed right after the test thereby preventing any future tests to verify the initial test results; according to a world-renowned scientist and expert on anti-doping, the WRONG TEST was used on Mr. Le's samples and therefore, the positive test results should be ignored; UFC initially suspended Mr. Le for 9 months, then extended the suspension to 12 months (UFC suspended a fighter in 2008 for only 9 months for testing positive for steroids) and did NOT publically announce the possibility of appeal; then UFC announced that Mr. Le could appeal the suspension; then UFC lifted the suspension.

Sports organizations may be able to try and use drug test results of athletes while ignoring other test results of other athletes; or they may or may not attempt to manipulate drug tests as part of their effort to make the maximum amount of money from their target audience. As of this date, it cannot be determined if this is what happened regarding Cung Le's drug test, because no investigation of any kind has been conducted.

An investigation by the Nevada Athletic Commission into the UFC's handling of Cung Le's drug tests, UFC's drug testing policies and procedures, as well as other drug tests of other UFC fighters should be conducted to determine if there were any malfeasance regarding Cung Le's drug testing, or if the incident was a result of poor management decisions on the part of UFC. Many Americans pay a lot of money to see UFC events, and to purchase UFC merchandise. Many American children view UFC fighters as heroes and inspire to become fighters. The UFC often use venues built and/or maintained using public tax money. The UFC is engaged in interstate commerce.

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