Tim Means Flagged For Potential USADA Violation, Out Of UFC Fight Night 83

Another day, another one bites the (USADA) dust.

Heading into very possibly the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in the main event of February 21’s UFC Fight Night 83 from Pittsburgh, welterweight Tim Means could instead be headed for a lengthy suspension after the UFC issued a statement online that the ‘Dirty Bird’ may have tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Tim Means of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. However, because Means was scheduled to compete against Donald Cerrone on February 21 in Pittsburgh, there is insufficient time for a full review and proper promotion before the scheduled bout. As a result, UFC will announce shortly a replacement opponent for Cerrone on the UFC Fight Night card in Pittsburgh.

Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.

As per the statement, the promotion is now seeking a replacement opponent for Cerrone, who most recently lost to 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos via TKO at last December’s UFC on FOX 17.

Means may be headed for a stint on the pine instead of the biggest fight of his life, but the ‘Dirty Bird’ just tweeted out that he didn’t exactly consider himself dirty.

Hop to the following page to find out Means’ reaction…

Needless to say, Means supposedly found the news rather surprising, detailing the situation with the following:

Fucccck that came out of left field! @usantidoping

— tim means (@MeansTim) February 4, 2016

We could have a bit of controversy here with Meaans appearing to not trust the potential violation. Either way, Means os out of UFC Fight Night 83 and may be out for much more depending on what happened in his out-of-competition drug test.

Stay tuned to LowKick MMA for any developments on the situation as they arise.