Who is FBI vet and new UFC drug testing czar George Piro?

Mr. Piro has a very impressive résumé but none of it has anything to do with sports or drug testing.

Oct 18, 2023

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FBI veteran George Pirot and the tools of his trade -- whip, rack, water jug

Art by Chris Rini

Is hiring a surveillance guy the way to catch a drug cheater's wandering eye?

When former FBI agent and current UFC drug testing boss Jeff Novitzky announced that recently-retired FBI Special Agent in Charge George Piro would be overseeing UFC’s new drug testing program in conjunction with Drug Free Sport, the first question that came to…

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