USADA announced today that Don Madge, of South Africa, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Anti-Doping Policy.
Madge, 34, tested positive for an anabolic agent as the result of an in-competition sample collected at PFL 6 on June 28, 2024. His urine sample was analyzed using a specialized test called IRMS (Isotope ratio mass spectrometry) that differentiates between anabolic androgenic steroids naturally produced by the body and prohibited anabolic agents of external origin. The IRMS analysis results are consistent with the exogenous origin of testosterone and its metabolites.
Anabolic agents, including testosterone, are Non–Specified Substances in the class of Anabolic Agents and are prohibited at all times under the PFL Anti-Doping Policy (ADP) and PFL Prohibited List.
Madge’s two-year period of ineligibility began on June 28, 2024, the date his positive sample was collected but has been tolled since Madge retired on September 20, 2024.
USADA conducts a year-round, independent anti-doping program for PFL athletes. USADA is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental agency whose sole mission is to stand with athletes to champion their right to clean sport, inspire true and healthy sport, and promote the integrity of sport. In an effort to aid PFL athletes, as well as their support team members, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive instruction on the PFL Anti-Doping Program webpage regarding the testing process and prohibited substances, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements, as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs.
In addition, the agency manages a drug reference hotline, Global Drug Reference Online, conducts educational sessions, and proactively distributes a multitude of educational materials.
USADA makes available a number of ways to report the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs in sport in an effort to protect clean athletes and promote clean competition. Any tip can be reported using the USADA Play Clean Tip Center.
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