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A total of 10 fighters failed drug tests during the first three events in the 2023 PFL Season and all three events were held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Former two division UFC champion and PFL color commentator Randy Couture believes something isn’t right about all those failed drug tests, while also hinting that UFC President Dana White could somehow be involved.
“I mean, those shows, the three shows we did here in Vegas were great shows,” Couture told reporters during a recent media scrum at Xtreme Couture (transcript via Farah Hannoun & Ken Hathaway of MMA Junkie). “There were some great fights on those cards, very exciting. I thought the season was off and running. And obviously, to have the tests go the way they did, that certainly didn’t sit well. Something stunk to me, and that’s just my opinion.
“How many seasons have we done now and not had a single positive test? And then we come to Vegas for three shows and we have 10? Something’s not quite right there in my opinion. But who knows? And Dana (White’s) comment about that was telling in my mind, too. ‘I bet they don’t come back to Vegas.’ So who knows? But yeah, that’s unfortunate, and obviously we pivoted, we plugged in some holes. It’s been an amazing season.”
