ACA President Magomed Magomedov candidly discussed doping control in the promotion, stating that more fighters use prohibited substances than compete clean. He noted that fighters who accept bouts on short notice are typically clean because they "didn't have time to apply anything." Magomedov explained that ACA implemented testing after giving fighters six months to clear their systems, and the league now has data on which athletes use more or fewer banned substances. He expressed uncertainty about how to handle violators and acknowledged that comprehensive testing is prohibitively expensive, suggesting Russian promotions should unite to share costs, though he doubts this will happen. Magomedov mentioned considering one-year suspensions for offenders but emphasized the league cannot solve this problem alone due to the financial burden of testing each fighter and maintaining laboratories.
