USADA: Cyborg 'fully complied' with sample-collection protocol in Thailand incident

After a hectic weekend in Thailand, Cris Cyborg and the USADA are A-OK.

In a statement Tuesday addressing a Friday incident in Thailand during which police were called on agents sent by the USADA, the UFC's anti-doping partner claimed the featherweight queen wasn't in the wrong, per MMA Fighting's Marc Raimondi.

"Ms. Justino fully complied with the sample-collection process," a USADA spokesperson said. "From collection to delivery, the integrity of the sample was secured, and it is currently being analyzed by the WADA accredited lab in Tokyo. Athletes’ cooperation in providing a requested sample is critical to ensure all athletes’ right to safe and clean sport is protected."

The incident reportedly had USADA collectors - one of whom was apprehended and later released - working for an agency they've enlisted before. Cyborg - who'd been training at Phuket Top Team for the past several weeks - later claimed on Twitter she supplied the sample "without hesitation," although she maintained the procedure differed from the USADA's stateside protocol.

Phuket Top Team head man Boyd Clarke has since claimed in a forum post the police were called by his own staff and employees of Cyborg's hotel - not the fighter herself.

With the collected sample now being tested in Japan, the USADA maintains they and Cyborg are on the same page, Raimondi reports.