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UFC veteran suspended by USADA after “experimental” drug treatment
Cortney Casey is suspended by the USADA. Photo via (@castironcasey)
Eight-year UFC veteran Cortney Casey is suspended by USADA after experimental drug treatment.
Casey received a fourth-month suspension from MMA after self-reporting a USADA violation that arose with her use of BPC-157, which is currently prohibited under WADA guidelines.
USADA wrote following in Thursday’s release:
“Casey, 36, self-reported the use of a prohibited substance, BPC-157, to the UFC on June 21, 2023. BPC-157 is a Specified Substance in the class of Non-Approved Substances and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List. Casey immediately provided documentation confirming that she was prescribed and provided BPC-157 by a doctor to help treat a medical condition.”
“After using the substance for a short period of time, she learned that BPC-157 is a prohibited substance and came forward about her use to the UFC. A Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) was not applicable to this Non-Approved Substance. Casey was eligible for a reduction to the period of ineligibility based on her forthright declaration and for her Full and Complete Cooperation.”
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Cortney Casey: “I am transparent”
Strawweight and flyweight veteran Courtney Casey, who faced the likes of Michelle Waterson, Cynthia Calvillo and Gillian Robertson, gave her side of the story on social media.
“This may come as a disappointment, but it is important that you hear the facts straight from me and that I am transparent about an issue I recently had with USADA,” Casey wrote on Instagram.
Check out her full statement below.
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