Don Madge, PFL 1 2022 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Alex Behunin/Cageside Press
USADA (the U.S. Anti-Doping Company) could also be gone from the UFC, but it surely nonetheless oversees the PFL’s anti-doping coverage, which has ensnared former UFC star Don Madge.
Madge, 34, has been hit with a two yr ban from preventing, USADA officers introduced in a press launch issued on Monday.
The suspension stems from a constructive drug take a look at collected on June 28, 2024, which detected proof of anabolic steroid use. Upon additional testing (using IRMS, or Isotope ratio mass spectrometry), proof in step with the exogenous origin of testosterone and its metabolites was uncovered.
Although initially listed as an damage, the take a look at could clarify why Madge withdrew from his August combat with Magomed Umalatov. The South African often known as the “Magic Man” had missed all of 2023 earlier than getting a late begin within the PFL season this yr. He submitted Brennan Ward within a spherical to land within the post-season.
Whereas the suspension has been backdated to June 28, the date of Madge’s constructive take a look at, it doesn’t appear it’s going to matter a lot on this case: Don Madge retired in September. Nevertheless, as famous by USADA, the ban has been “tolled” as of September 20, his retirement date. Meaning, ought to Madge want to return to motion, he should serve out the rest of the ban previous to competing.
Within the UFC, Madge posted a 2-0 file, however after years of inactivity and damage, jumped to the PFL in 2021. He posted a 2-2 file for that promotion.
