ACA president admits majority of fighters use PEDs, clean testing costly

ACA president Magomed Bubulatov made candid admissions about performance-enhancing drug use in the promotion during an interview. He stated that more fighters use PEDs than compete clean, and noted that replacement fighters on short notice are typically clean because they don't have time to use substances. Bubulatov explained that ACA gave fighters six months to clear their systems and allowed some therapeutic substances, then began testing. He revealed the promotion has data on which fighters use more or fewer banned substances. Bubulatov acknowledged that proper drug testing is expensive and suggested Russian promotions should collaborate on anti-doping efforts, though he doubts this will happen. He considered one-year suspensions for violators but hasn't finalized a policy, noting the organization cannot solve the problem alone.