ACA president admits most fighters use PEDs, clean athletes are rare

ACA president Magomed Bubulatov gave a candid interview about doping control in the promotion, revealing that more fighters use performance-enhancing drugs than compete clean. He stated that fighters accepting bouts on short notice are typically clean because they "don't have time to apply anything." Bubulatov explained that ACA attempted to implement testing by giving fighters six months to clean their systems and allowing some permitted substances, but found enforcement challenging and expensive. He acknowledged that solving the doping problem would require cooperation among all Russian promotions, which he considers unlikely. The league is still deliberating on how to handle violators, with one-year suspensions under consideration.