Anti-doping
Anti-Doping Information
Public NMMAF anti-doping guidance focused on clean sport, athlete safety, education, and public suspension visibility.
Federation review notice
Anti-doping notices should be read together with official NMMAF rules, published public documents, event regulations, and any federation compliance notices that apply to a specific competition or athlete pathway.
Last updated: 10 May 2026
Commitment to clean sport
NMMAF is committed to athlete safety, fair participation, and zero tolerance for cheating. Anti-doping is part of protecting the credibility of MMA and ensuring that athletes compete under fair and responsible conditions.
Clean sport is not only about testing. It also depends on education, truthful declarations, respect for eligibility rules, and a culture in which athletes, coaches, officials, and clubs understand their responsibilities.
Education, testing and federation responsibilities
At national federation level, anti-doping work may include public guidance, athlete education, competition controls where required, cooperation with recognised testing or results-management structures, and internal procedures that support fair participation.
Where external anti-doping authorities, event partners, or recognised testing programmes are engaged for a competition or federation activity, NMMAF should publish clear official notice rather than rely on informal communication.
Public suspensions and confidentiality
Where NMMAF determines that a public-safe suspension summary should be published, the public site should show only the limited information necessary for federation transparency. Internal notes, medical records, and restricted compliance documents should not appear on public pages.
The platform should not expose private medical data, private testing detail, internal integrity notes, or restricted compliance documents through public anti-doping content.
Clean sport
Fair participation starts with athlete safety and honest competition
NMMAF’s anti-doping approach is built around athlete safety, fair participation, education, and the expectation that athletes and support personnel respect clean sport responsibilities.
Official documents
Published anti-doping guidance, public policy notices, and related documents appear in the public document library when available.
View documentsPublic suspension summaries
Active and completed public-safe anti-doping suspension summaries are published separately from athlete medical records and internal integrity material.
View suspensionsReporting and responsibilities
Clean sport depends on more than testing alone. It also depends on education, truthful declarations, responsible support personnel, respect for event and federation rules, and timely reporting where a genuine concern exists.