The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) believes it acted in an ethical and appropriate way while collecting a urine sample from Jose Aldo in June.

In a statement released Tuesday, CABMMA COO Cristiano Sampaio defends the actions of his organization that were detailed in a report from Drug Free Sport to the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) and said that if CABMMA's version of events were put forth, Drug Free Sport's "image and credibility" would be "severely compromised."

In the report from Drug Free Sport COO Chris Guinty to NAC executive director Bob Bennett, Guinty wrote about dubious behavior from CABMMA, including a CABMMA doping control officer asking Aldo, the UFC featherweight champion, for his autograph and a photo after collecting his urine sample. Guinty also detailed how Sampaio allegedly pushed back deadlines for the sample to be shipped to accommodate Aldo.

Aldo was being tested in advance of his UFC 189 main event against Conor McGregor on July 11. Aldo subsequently pulled out of that fight two weeks out due to a rib injury.

Drug Free Sport collector Ben Mosier, who was working on behalf of NAC, was detained by a Brazilian federal police officer, who was training at Aldo's Nova Uniao gym June 11. Mosier was found to have the incorrect work visa for collecting urine samples. Sampaio became involved after being contacted by Aldo's coach Andre Pederneiras and he would not let the collection happen unless it was overseen by CABMMA.

Mosier was allowed to monitor the collection June 12, but Aldo was more than two hours late to the gym for the process and, Guinty wrote, that Sampaio accommodated him by pushing back the deadline for shipping the sample. Aldo also dropped and spilled the first sample taken June 12, so the useable sample wasn't finally procured three hours after it was supposed to be, according to Guinty in the report.

Sampaio said in the statement, which can be found below in its entirety, that CABMMA did nothing wrong.