Holly Holm's endorsement of company linked to banned supplements questionedhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2015/11/16/holly-holm-ronda-rousey-supplements-banned-usada-wada/75894096/When Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey Saturday night at UFC 193, one of the most conspicuous congratulations came from Intel Pharma — not for what it said, but for what it is.
The Texas-based company, one of Holm’s sponsors, sells supplements advertised as containing substances that are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). UFC's independent administrator of its doping protocol is the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), which adheres to WADA rules and regulations.
“Congratulations,’’ read a message on the homepage of Intel-Pharma’s website. “We always believed!’’ On the company’s Facebook page, supplement seller JAK Nutrition saluted: “Congrats to Holly Holm and Team Intel-Pharma!!’ Check out our full line of Intel-Pharma products!!”
At JAKnutrition.com, four Intel-Pharma products for sale are labeled as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMS), considered steroid alternatives and on WADA’s banned substance list.
Questions surface over Holly Holm’s ties to steroid pushershttp://nypost.com/2015/11/17/questions-surface-over-holly-holms-ties-to-steroid-pushers/It’s already time for Holly Holm’s first title defense.
Holm, the former pro boxer who stamped herself as a UFC superstar by dethroning the seemingly invincible Ronda Rousey on Saturday night, is being scrutinized over her sponsorship deal with a supplement company that makes steroid-laced products.
According to USA Today Sports, Intel Pharma sells at least four products labeled as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators. These steroid alternatives are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which sets the anti-doping rules and regulations used by the US Anti-Doping Agency, UFC’s drug program administrator.
