Not renewing their deal with USADA is a huge problem for the UFC. Having an anti-doping program gives the UFC a level of legitimacy (and its athletes a certain degree of safety) that will immediately disappear if USADA is noy replaced in January. While it is possible that UFC may partner with another anti-doping agency (WADA, VADA), I don’t think they will. Dana know that he needs an anti-doping program, but he doesn’t want to have to comply with any regulations imposed on the UFC (or its athletes) by government or organizational agencies.

So, I predict that the UFC is going to announce the creation of their own, internally-controlled anti-doping agency. They will continue to drug test athletes just like they do now, but the UFC will have the power to withhold test results, give exceptions to fighters as they see fit, and alter the rules about drug-testing so that they can put on the events they want, when they want to.