UFC Champ Ronda Rousey is Most Drug Tested MMA Fighter
UFC Champ, Ronda Rousey who recently claimed to be against drug testing for marijuana, has been noted as the most drug tested MMA fighter thus far.
Considering the fact that Rousey is UFC's biggest fighter, who's obviously captivated the entire country, the possibility of Rousey failing a drug test would be a huge blow to the UFC and the MMA.
This is probably why the USADA is now doing everything they can to make sure she's 100% clean all the time. (It may also be because of her "controversial" stand against being tested for marijuana).
According to National Sun Times, the organization has tested Rousey not once, not twice, not three times, not four times, but five times since July, which was when the USADA implemented their new drug testing policy. She's been tested more than any other UFC fighter.
Apparently, as reported by Larry Brown Sports, the USADA tested Rousey's most recent opponent, Bethe Correia only four times. While Cris Cyborg, who was called out for using steroids after a Strikeforce title defense in 2011, has only been tested twice. Rousey has also been tested twice as often as fighters like Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo and Daniel Cormier.
Here's the full list of the number of times fighters have been drug tested, reported by Bloody Elbow:
"Tested 5 times: Ronda Rousey
Tested 4 times: Thiago Alves, Bethe Correia, Antonio Silva
Tested 3 times: Anthony Johnson, Jimi Manuwa
Tested 2 times: Jose Aldo, Andrei Arlovski, Daniel Cormier, Todd Duffee, Cezar Ferreira, Claudia Gadelha, Alexander Gustafsson, Hayder Hassan, Michael Johnson, Cristiane Justino, Conor McGregor, Frank Mir, Dustin Poirier, Kamaru Usman
Tested 1 time: Corey Anderson, Ryan Bader, Josh Barnett, Vitor Belfort, Jan Blachowicz, Tom Breese, Chico Camus, Alex Chambers, John Dodson, Rashad Evans, Paul Felder, Uriah Hall, Dan Henderson, Johny Hendricks, Max Holloway, Kyoji Horiguchi, Demetrious Johnson, Chad Laprise, Neil Magny, Takeya Mizugaki, Gegard Mousasi, Roy Nelson, Ross Pearson, George Roop, Erick Silva, Tony Sims, Tecia Torres, Francisco Trinaldo, Paige VanZant, Tyron Woodley."
According to UpRoxx, the USADA has listed how many times each fighter has been tested, but they don't detail the actual results or what tests have been conducted. They also don't differentiate which were done in-, or out-of-, competition. At least we'll now know for sure whether or not a fighter has been taking performance-enhancing drugs.