Andrea Lee Releases Statement on Cancelled UFC Fight, Says She’s Not on Steroids

As previously reported, LFA women’s flyweight champion Andrea Lee was informed she would not be able to make her Octagon debut at UFC 216 against Kalindra Faria as originally scheduled without going through the USADA testing pool for six months since she has failed a drug test in the past. Lee released a statement on the issue on her Instagram account earlier today, which you can see below.

It'll be a short six months. Be back. I had 4 fights this year. Body probably needs a short rest then a 4 month camp.

A post shared by andrea lee (@andreakgblee) on Sep 30, 2017 at 7:57am PDT

Lee is still expected to debut in the UFC once the six-month testing period concludes. The USADA rule states the following:

“A new or returning Athlete who admits or has an established and verifiable history of the Use, Attempted Use or Possession of a substance or method that is classified as prohibited at all times on the Prohibited List shall not be permitted to compete in UFC Bouts until he/she has made him/herself available for Testing for a minimum period of six months before competing. At USADA’s discretion, such Athletes may also be required to provide a minimum of two negative Samples during the minimum six-month notice period before being cleared for competition. This provision shall not apply in situations in which (i) the Athlete’s Use of the Prohibited Substance or Method was pursuant to a valid TUE or (ii) USADA subsequently grants the Athlete a TUE for the substance or method in question.”

Here is the current lineup for UFC 216. The event is set for October 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be broadcast live on PPV. Prelims will be shown on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

* Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee – for interim lightweight title
* Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg – for flyweight title
* Derrick Lewis vs. Fabricio Werdum
* Beneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham
* Tom Duquesnoy vs. Cody Stamann
* Will Brooks vs. Nik Lentz
* Bobby Green vs. Lando Vannata
* Poliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez
* Mark Godbeer vs. Walt Harris
* Magomed Bibulatov vs. John Moraga
* Thales Leites vs. Brad Tavares
* Marco Beltran vs. Matt Schnell
* Kalindra Faria vs. TBD