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Chad Mendes has broken his silence on being flagged by USADA for potential violation

Published 15:22 19 Jun 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
Chad Mendes has broken his silence on being flagged by USADA for potential violation

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Chad Mendes has spoken for the first time since USADA notified him of a potential anti-doping violation.

Last week the UFC released a statement in which they claimed that top featherweight fighter Chad Mendes had been flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the promotion's anti-doping partner. Mendes, who hasn't fought since being knocked out by Frankie Edgar last December, hadn't publicly spoken about the incident but that changed on Saturday when the two-time featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes tweeted about the potential violation. The Team Alpha Male stand-out suggested that he hadn't done his research, presumably on a supplement, and that he would take responsibility for that fact. https://twitter.com/chadmendes/status/744284478848147457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The apparent confirmation of the violation means that Mendes is the first high-profile fighter from squeaky clean Team Alpha Male to be popped by USADA. SNAPCHAT

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Chad Mendes has broken his silence on being flagged by USADA for potential violation