ACA president reveals more fighters test positive than clean for PEDs in league

ACA president Magomed Bubulatov provided candid insights into doping issues within the promotion during an interview. He revealed that more fighters in the league test positive for performance-enhancing drugs than test clean. Bubulatov noted that fighters accepting bouts on short notice are typically clean, suggesting they haven't had time to use banned substances. The organization gave fighters six months to clear their systems when implementing testing and approved certain therapeutic medications. While ACA has data on which fighters use more or fewer banned substances, Bubulatov expressed uncertainty about how to handle violators and noted that comprehensive testing is expensive. He suggested Russian promotions should collaborate on anti-doping efforts but considers this unlikely, and ACA may not be able to solve the problem alone.