The Ultimate Fighting Championship's anti-doping policy requires athletes to provide accurate whereabouts information at all times so they can be contacted and submit to unannounced biological sample collections.
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Describes a standing requirement of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy (UFC ADP) and the purpose of whereabouts filings.
Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, failing to provide a biological sample at three attempted collections within a 12-month period is classified as three 'Whereabouts Failures' and constitutes a violation.
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Explains how repeated missed tests within a 12-month window are treated under the UFC ADP.
The standard sanction under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for three whereabouts failures is a 24-month period of ineligibility, and cooperation or mitigating circumstances can lead to a reduced sanction.
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States the baseline penalty for three whereabouts failures and that reductions are possible based on mitigating factors and cooperation.