Needless to say, when the news regarding Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (Cris Cyborg) being notified by USADA of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Policy violation on Thursday, the MMA community and social media worlds were buzzing about the story.
Having just turned down the opportunity that most felt she had been waiting on for years when she rejected offers from the UFC to fight Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie in the first-ever UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship bout at the UFC 208 pay-per-view event in Brooklyn, New York in February, Cyborg was already one of the hottest topics in the MMA world. Now that USADA has notified her of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, everyone seems to be talking about Cris Cyborg right now.
Featured below are some of the reactions to the Cris Cyborg/USADA story from MMA personalities, including UFC fighters Kelvin Gastelum, Derek Brunson, Patrick Cote, Ben Saunders, Lauren Murphy and more.
Cyborg Rep Comments On Doping Violation, Assures Fans No Steroids Involved https://t.co/Yo3FeOQunw
— #UFC219 CyborgVHolm (@criscyborg) December 22, 2016
Cris Cyborg Breaks Her Silence On Doping Violation: “It’s nothing bad. I’m on medical treatment” https://t.co/zMKt2CEak1
— #UFC219 CyborgVHolm (@criscyborg) December 22, 2016
Say it ain't so?! Fans can trust my violation is not PED but Medical need. I didn't fight feb 11 as I'm in recoveryhttps://t.co/GbxSIlVROo
— #UFC219 CyborgVHolm (@criscyborg) December 22, 2016
Full Statement: Cris Cyborg Explains Everything, Including What She Failed For And More https://t.co/m5zBXsSUSo
— #UFC219 CyborgVHolm (@criscyborg) December 22, 2016
Don't be quick to criticize https://t.co/VrPkYt2bWh
— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) December 22, 2016
Cyborg lolllllllllllllll. OMG really . How greedy and silly can one be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 22, 2016
I don't care what y'all say. USADA is fighter of the year. Should be ranked top of MMA's p4p list they way they're taking out fighters
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 22, 2016
TBH USADA is a joke. I was hearing 2-5 years suspensions when announced, but I've only been seeing 6months if you're smart 12 if you're dumb
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) December 22, 2016
So Cyborg failed a drug test… I'm so surprise …. pic.twitter.com/xei8JUal0i
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) December 22, 2016
Hahahha .. ok bro … I'm going back on my unicorn ! You probably believe that to …. https://t.co/pbktNa371I
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) December 22, 2016
I never talk about steroids, you can cheat without taking roids . And this is the situation now ! And stop blaming weight cutting !!! https://t.co/hrXTlL7Xgi
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) December 22, 2016
Aren't Diuretics banned because they are used to mask Steroid testing? https://t.co/j3f05w4SH1
— Ben Saunders (@bensaundersMMA) December 22, 2016
Yeah a diuretic is meant to get rid of extra water weight, but I feel the key reason for banning it, is cause it is used to mask Steroid use https://t.co/v8m9zy8jvI
— Ben Saunders (@bensaundersMMA) December 22, 2016
SMH…. shoulda started a 125 division. ?
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) December 22, 2016
Cyborg was the only one having probs cutting to 135.. the rest have hard time getting to 115….need to be 125ers. https://t.co/McSHHvM6gi
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) December 22, 2016
Cris Cyborg gets flagged by USADA for failing an out-of-competition test on December 5th. What a shocker ?
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) December 22, 2016
Cyborg fails a drug test surprise surprise
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) December 22, 2016
Cyborg, the 1 female that fights like a dude…. Tests positive? And not the 1st time? So, she's not natural?
— Johnny Hollywood (@HollywoodCase) December 22, 2016
Way to go @usantidoping. Clean em out.
— Scott Holtzman (@HotSauceHoltzy) December 22, 2016
