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More Drug Test Findings Released On Jon Jones
The WADA-accredited lab utilized by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 182 has found no evidence that current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones used exogenous testosterone. The NSAC released the report today which stated the following: “Based on the review of steroid profiles and available IRMS data, there is no evidence to […]
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NSAC blames oversight for Jones Testing Fiasco
A lot of questions still remain unanswered regarding UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones positive test for benzoylecgonine, the main metabolite in cocaine, on December 4, 30 days before his UFC 182 title fight with Daniel Cormier in Las Vegas. One of the more frequent questions being asked is: When did Jones and his team find […]
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NSAC Seeking Harsher Penalties For Fighters Who Fail Drug Tests
The Nevada State Athletic Commission is currently seeking harsher punishments for fighters who fail drug tests. This comes on the heels of Robert Drysdale being suspended for a year following his 2nd failed drug test (Read that HERE). Earlier this year Wanderlei Silva received a lifetime ban after fleeing an NSAC official who was attempting […]
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Bisping Doesn’t Dwell On Losses To Fighters On PEDs
Michael Bisping is a veteran in the UFC, with 21 UFC fights in 31 professional career fights. Several of Bisping’s losses however come at the hands of fighters who were on TRT, and even tested positive for PEDs. With Bisping being on the cusp of a title shot several times throughout his career, many fans […]
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Robert Drysdale Suspended One Year Following Second Failed Drug Test
Robert Drysdale failed a drug test before he even fought a bout with the UFC. That incident happened back in 2013, the bout was scrapped and Drysdale’s highly anticipated debut was put on hold. In July of this year Drysdale successfully made his UFC debut at the TUF 19 finale, where he defeated Keith Berish […]
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UFC 178 Drug Test Results
The drug test results from UFC 178 last month are in and there’s good news for all fighters on the card, no fighter tested positive for any substance throughout any of the NSAC’s testing. The NSAC tested all 22 fighters on the card, some more than once, and main event fighters Demetrious Johnson and Chris […]
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Hallmann Blames Commission For Failed Blood Test, Commission Says He Failed For Urine
Yesterday Piotr Hallmann took shots at the Brazilian Athletic Commission, saying their poor testing procedures, and mishandling of his blood sample led to his drug test appearing as positive (Read about that HERE), however today the Commission fired back, saying he failed his urine sample, making his argument next to irrelevant. The commission spoke to […]
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PHOTO | Cung Le Continues To Maintain Innocence Following Drug Test Suspension
Cung Le continues to maintain his innocence after failing a drug test for HGH, and being suspended for 12 months. Le reposted the following picture on Instagram. Cargando Please repost to spread the knowledge. #Repost from @cyberbodyshop with @repost_freeapp. Cung being accused of doping for having "elevated" HGH on the unapproved HGH test is the […]
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Piotr Hallmann Comes Forward About UFC’s “Unreliable” And ‘Unprofessional’ Drug Testing Procedures
Recently, Cung Le was popped for PEDs, and given that his bout against Michael Bisping occurred in Macau, the UFC acted as its own regulatory body, acting as the commission for the event. As a result of his failed drug test, they suspended him 12-months, instead of the usual 9 months. This prompted Le to […]
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UFC Stands Behind Year Long Suspension Of Le
Earlier this month it was announced that Cung Le had been popped for Hgh after his bout with Michael Bisping at UFC Macau, which he lost. Due to the UFC traveling internationally, they acted as their own commission for the event, and as a result, suspended Le for a year, instead of the standard 9-month […]
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Piotr Hallman Fails Drug Test, Suspended 9 Months
UFC Fight Night 51 ‘Fight of the Night’ participant Piotr Hallman has been popped for performance enhancing drugs, and subsequently suspended for 9 months. The Brazilian Athletic Commission announced the failure of the drug test today. All athletes from the card were tested for anti-doping control upon arrival at Nilson Nelson Arena to detect anabolic […]
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UFC Fighter Apologizes Following Positive Steroid Test
To my Coaches, Family, Friends, Fans and the UFC. http://t.co/d99d981GcV — Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) August 23, 2014 Thoughts?
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Wanderlei Silva Confident He Won’t Be Suspended By The NSAC
The saga with Wanderlei Silva continues. This time with the former PRIDE FC champion stating that he is confident he won’t be suspended by the NSAC for evading a testing despite Dana White stating Silva would be “in big trouble”. He spoke with Ag. Fight: already preparing my defense,” Silva told Ag. Fight. “There’s not […]
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Serra: Weidman Would Fight Belfort “On Or Off The Juice”
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman has a tall order ahead of him coming up in December, defend his UFC middleweight title against Vitor Belfort. However this is nothing new for Weidman, who has been dubbed the ‘legend killer’. After knockout out Anderson Silva in 2013, Weidman went on to defend the belt against Anderson later […]
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Kennedy Slams Belfort: ‘90% Chance Broken Steroid Addict Doesn’t Fight Weidman’
Tim Kennedy has done it again. This time he took aim at Vitor Belfort and fired off some extremely harsh comments about Belfort’s colorful past that includes two failed drug tests. Belfort recently got licensed to fight Chris Weidman for the middleweight title in December, but it will be his first bout off TRT. Kennedy […]
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Belfort Talks In Third Person, Says “No More TRT, Now It’s TNT”
Vitor Belfort received his license to fight Chris Weidman for the UFC title in December last week, and is already looking forward to the bout, and to put his controversial past behind him. He spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to talk about how the TRT era is done, and now its time […]
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Chris Weidman Wants Belfort, If He Can Pass A Drug Test
UFC Middleweight Chris Weidman spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about his injuries leading up to his bout with Lyoto Machida, as well as his desire to fight Vitor Belfort if The Phenom can pass a drug test. “I went through a two-day period where I was very nervous and it was really […]
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Rousey Calls For Harsher Penalties For PED Abusers
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey spoke to media members during a pre-fight media scrum for UFC 175 this Saturday. As it usually does with MMA related topics, the talk shifted to PED’s and failed drug tests. Rousey took a strong stand against them, noting the penalties are much harsher for Olympic athletes.
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QUICK TWITT: Brian Stann Approves Of Sonnen Being Fired
Former UFC middleweight and Fox analyst Brian Stann said he approves of the UFC’s decision to make an example of Chael Sonnen by cutting the two-time title challenger. “@AverageJoeArt: @BrianStann do you think UFC/FOX making an example of Chael is just?” Yes, absolutely no other choice imo — Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 1, 2014 After […]
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Wanderlei Silva Admits To Taking Banned Substances
During a NSAC hearing earlier today for Wanderlei Silva and several other fighters and boxers, Silva admitted to taking two banned substances. After his brawl with Chael Sonnen on the TUF set, Wanderlei Silva began taking anti-inflammatory medication for a fractured wrist, and then began taking diuretics to minimize the amount of water that he […]
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Jon Jones Praises Sonnen In Wake Of Failed Test
In wake of Chael Sonnen’s failed drug test and then his retirement, many people have been criticizing Sonnen. However light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in fact praised Sonnen for his openness in the situation during an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “I watched him on ‘UFC Tonight’ and I thought he handled […]
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Dr. Catlin: Sonnen Was Just Trying To Be Normal
Dr. Don Catlin, arguably the most qualified person to speak about TRT, did so on Inside MMA with Bas Ruten and Kenny Rice to discuss the results of Chael Sonnen’s failed drug test last week. For those who don’t know Dr. Catlin opened the first anti-doping lab in the US back in 1982, which also […]
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White: ‘Why would Sonnen ever come back?’
UFC President Dana White spoke to media members during a UFC 174 media scrum about Chael Sonnen’s retirement, as well as the potential possibility of Sonnen returning to the Octagon. “If Chael came back to me and said he wants to fight again I’d go, ‘Dude, why?; The offers that this guy gets every day […]
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Dana White Addresses Chael Sonnen’s Failed Drug Test (Video)
UFC President Dana White joined America’s Pregame on Fox Sports 1 to discuss Chael Sonnen’s failed drug test earlier today. Check out the video of the interview as well as the quotes below: UFC president Dana White on if he was shocked by the positive drug test results: “My reaction isn’t shock. This has been […]
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Was Jessica Eye wrong for lying to Ariel Helwani?
Jessica “Evil” Eye has had quite the hectic past few months. On October 19th she defeated Sarah Kaufman at UFC 166 via split decision. Nearly four months later here we are. Reports emerged that Eye had tested positive for a banned substance, and her win over Sarah Kaufman was changed to a no-decision. However the […]
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Jessica Eye Submits Clean Drug Test, NSAC Will Permit Her to Fight at UFC 170
After getting busted by the Texas athletic commission for using marijuana, Jessica Eye had to submit a clean drug test to the Nevada State Athletic Commission before being issued a license to fight at UFC 170. MMAJunkie’s Steven Marrocco has reported that Eye’s submitted test was announced clean and she is all set to fight […]
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Chris Leben Promises To Stay Clean Despite His Loss at UFC 162
It’s easy to see why Chris Leben has become a fan favorite in the UFC. Since his time as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Season One, he has matured in front of our eyes and turned his life around so many times. There are moments in his career that will go down in UFC […]
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Bryan Caraway Awarded Healy’s Stripped Bonus Money
After an odd sequence of events following a positive marijuana drug test from UFC lightweight Pat Healy, Bryan Caraway will now receive the post fight bonus that Healy was stripped of. Healy announced recently that he failed his drug test from UFC 159, and the UFC proceeded to suspend Zuffa’s new exciting lightweight 90 days, […]