Retired UFC & ONE welterweight Ben Askren was shocked to hear about how often former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka was subject to USADA testing. So shocked that Askren believes Prochazka has grounds to sue USADA, with Askren revealing the extent of the testing on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel.
“2017, the average amount of tests per athlete was four and a half. 2018, four tests per athlete. 2019, six. 2021, six. 2022, [five and a half] average tests per athlete. Over the course of all of those years, the most tested athlete in a single year was Misha Cirkunov at 27. We’re talking about thousands of athletes!
Askren Tells Prochazka To Sue Over Excessive USADA Testing
If they cut his test by 70 percent, he’d still be the second most tested athlete out of 700 something…Literally he is being tested more than any athlete, not only in MMA, he is being tested more than any athlete, by double, that is tested by USADA. Any sport.
If I were Jiri, I might have my lawyer send USADA a message saying, ‘I need some explanations on why you’re testing me this much.’
749 fighters currently in the UFC, No. 1 most tested, Jiri Prochazka, 64 tests. There are only two other people that have been tested over 20 times. Only two others!
Only 36 athletes, out of 750, that’s less than five percent, have been tested 10 times. So nine or less for 713 fighters. Jiri needs to say what is your explanation?! USADA, why are you testing me this much?”
Askren had some theories as to why Jiri Prochazka is receiving a test every six days. “Number one, like you said, he’s dirty and they know he’s dirty and they just can’t figure out how to catch him. That’s the obvious number one.
Number two, there is like a Polish USADA branch and they need to get a certain amount of tests and there are only like four athletes so they just test him all the time because he’s close to the station.”
Cormier reminded Askren that Prochazka is, in fact, Czech, not Polish, and Askren had another theory, albeit one less serious.
“Number three, I think this is a likely scenario because you know they contract people out, Daniel — I had this old dude who would always come to do my tests, he’s got a person or a couple of people — the person that tests him likes looking at his junk. They’re like, ‘Hey, I like your c***, let me stare at it.’ That’s definitely possible!”
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