USADA: Mirko Cro Cop doping case was 'initiated prior to his retirement'

Retirement isn't going to keep Mirko Cro Cop out of USADA's crosshairs.
The sequence of events regarding Cro Cop's injury, retirement from the UFC and potential anti-doping violation seems a bit murky. But USADA clarified in a statement to MMA Fighting via spokesperson Annie Skinner on Friday that Cro Cop's doping case "was initiated prior to his retirement."
"As the independent organization in charge of the UFC Anti-Doping program, USADA handles all results management and adjudication processes