Coming off his unanimous decision win over Mark Hunt at UFC 200 earlier this month, Brock Lesnar has been warned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) of a possible flagging from a test administered on June 28th. Lesnar was given an exemption from testing after making his long awaited UFC return, sparking speculation throughout the MMA community.
The UFC issued this official statement regarding Lesnar’s flagging:
Statement by UFC on potential anti-doping violation by Brock Lesnar: pic.twitter.com/oydm46UzC5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 15, 2016
The WWE also issued a statement of their own:
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Brock Lesnar of a potential policy violation, stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 28, 2016, according to a statement released by UFC on Friday afternoon and reported on by ESPN and other news sources.
Lesnar successfully returned to the UFC against Mark Hunt 12 days later on July 9 at UFC 200. The results of the sampling were received by USADA on July 14/
Brock Lesnar has not performed for WWE since WrestleMania and is not scheduled to return until Sunday, Aug. 21.