Cung Le stängdes av från att tävla efter sin senaste match mot Michael Bisping, då Cung hade spår av HGH (Human Growth Hormone) i kroppen. Avstängningen upphävdes senare då det visat sig att testerna inte var helt korrekta, och trots att Le är glad över att allt ställts tillrätta så hade han uppskattat en ursäkt från UFC.
Här kan ni läsa vad Cung hade att säga, via ”BloodyElbow”:
I am extremely happy with the UFC’s decision to rescind my suspension. I believe the issues raised in regards to the testing procedures as well as the manner in which the results were determined by the UFC clearly support my assertion that I did not use any performance enhancing drugs. I am also happy to take away the fact that the UFC has decided to make the proper changes in their testing procedures which will now ensure that no athlete will ever have to endure the same hardship.
While I feel vindicated in this matter, the UFC’s press release does little in the way of an apology of which I believe I am rightly owed after unfairly enduring the public’s scrutiny. Their decision to announce me as a user of performance enhancing drugs with little thought to the accuracy of the testing or proper procedures has caused my family and I great pain; that we have now come to know was completely unnecessary had the proper care been taken to ensure my test results were in fact valid proof of impropriety.
UFC:s Lawrence Epstein har även han uttalat sig om händelsen, via ”LA Times”:
I’m not going to sugarcoat this: We’re not happy with how this particular situation played out. Once we had information, we rescinded it. That’s appropriate under the circumstances. We said it all by rescinding the suspension. I feel like what we did is an adequate remedy.
We were in China, using a lab where they analyze the blood locally, so we went to the only facility that was in the area that could do this. We told them what we wanted them to test for. They conducted the test. The test was done properly, but not done to conclusively prove the elevated levels were exogenous. There was nothing wrong with the test. It just wasn’t the right test.
We are not in the drug testing business. We are in the sports/media/fight promotion business. When we have athletic commissions or federations in place, they do it all. When we have situations like we have in Macao, we have to self-regulate. We do the best we can. Frankly, that’s what I think we did.
Le förlorade matchen mot Bisping via TKO i fjärde ronden, och vad som står på tur härnäst för Cung återstår att se.
