Jiri Prochazka is the most-tested athlete by USADA across all sports in 2022

According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency's (USADA) latest report, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka is the most drug-tested athletes across all sports in 2022.

USADA reportedly tested 3,286 athletes across 72 sports in the 2022 calendar year. Interestingly, UFC fighters account for 38% of the tests.

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USADA updated their database over the weekend. They have tested 3,286 athletes across 72 sports this year with a total of 11,001 samples. The UFC accounts for 38% of all athletes tested.

Below is a holistic view from USADA's 2022 pool of athletes.

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USADA updated their database over the weekend. They have tested 3,286 athletes across 72 sports this year with a total of 11,001 samples. The UFC accounts for 38% of all athletes tested.

Below is a holistic view from USADA's 2022 pool of athletes. https://t.co/pohwBIRkfH

As per the report, 'Denisa' was tested a total of 64 times in 2022. However, the mixed martial artist has never tested positive for any banned substances.

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The USADA list also includes middleweight fighter Paulo Costa and women's strawweight Ariane Carnelossi in the top 10, with 20 tests each. Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is also one of the most tested on the USADA roster with 13 tests.

Prochazka is currently taking a hiatus from mixed martial arts due to a shoulder injury he suffered in training. In the wake of his injury, the 30-year-old vacated his 205-pound gold so as not to hold up the division.

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I injured my shoulder and surgery is required which will put me out of action for at least 6 months. Knowing this information, I have decided, after consulting with UFC management, that due to this time constraint, I will not hold lightheavyweight division and will vacate the

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I injured my shoulder and surgery is required which will put me out of action for at least 6 months. Knowing this information, I have decided, after consulting with UFC management, that due to this time constraint, I will not hold lightheavyweight division and will vacate the

In an interview with iDNES.cs, the Czech national revealed the injury is going to sideline him for almost seven months:

"They scared me a little bit... That it would take nine months to a year. After consulting with other experts and surgeons, I don't see it being more than half a year until the next fight. A maximum of seven months." [Translated from Czech to English using Google Translate]

'Denisa' is expected to fight for the title upon his UFC return.

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How did Jiri Prochazka injure his shoulder?

According to Jiri Prochazka's manager Tim Simpson, 'Denisa' sustained the shoulder injury during wrestling training at the UFC Performance Institute (UFC PI).

In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Simpson stated that the 30-year-old's shoulder popped out during training and someone attempted to put it back in place:

"The shoulder got wrecked in a standard wrestling accident type of thing. You know how shoulders are, right? It pops out and a lot of the time, you pop it right back in. There was a wait and it popped out. And you never really know with a shoulder until you dig into it."

In a recent appearance on Paddy Pimblett's Chattin Pony podcast, UFC president Dana White revealed that it was Jiri Prochazka's teammates' attempts to fix his shoulder that worsened the injury:

"What happened was it [Prochazka's shoulder] popped out and he had some guys there at the gym [tried to put it back in], and they ripped the s**t out of it and destroyed his shoulder."

Watch Dana White detail Jiri Prochazka's shoulder injury below:

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