A potential USADA anti-doping violation forced Neil Magny’s
withdrawal from the UFC Rochester co-main event.
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The veteran welterweight released a statement on his exit via
Instagram on Tuesday. Magny was replaced by Derrick
Krantz, who will face Vicente
Luque on Saturday at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester,
N.Y.
“Throughout my MMA career I have been very transparent. I am not
afraid to admit when I am in the wrong,” Magny wrote. “On Saturday,
May 11, 2019, I received an email from USADA stating that I have
been flagged due to an ‘out of competition drug test.’ The flag was
due to a metabolite of the substance ‘Di-Hydroxy-LGD-4033.’ I have
fully cooperated with USADA thus far to determine how this
substance was found in the sample I provided them on May 5,
2019.
“I have always been an advocate for the strict drug testing in the
UFC, even to the extent of opting for my collected samples to be
used for research purposes by USADA. I know without a doubt that I
have done everything according to the standards set by USADA. I
have faith in USADA that this situation will resolved in a timely
manner and that I will be cleared of any wrong doing.”
Magny last competed at UFC Fight Night 140 this past November, when
he had a two-fight winning streak halted in a four-round knockout
loss to Santiago
Ponzinibbio. The 31-year-old is 14-6 over the course of his
Octagon tenure.
