Jeff Novitzky, the UFC's senior vice president of athlete and health performance, addressed the Nate Diaz positive test and its subsequent dismissal after additional testing by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Novitzky spoke with reporters on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, after UFC 244 weigh-ins in Manhattan.


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