Tag: Lavar Johnson

  • Bellator Results & Video Highlights: Kongo Gets Second Round TKO, Lavar Johnson Loses

    Bellator Results & Video Highlights: Kongo Gets Second Round TKO, Lavar Johnson Loses

    The final results are in for Bellator MMA’s event live from California’s Visalia Convention Center. The event was headlined by the Bellator Heavyweight Semifinals with Cheick Kong defeating Mark Godbeer and Vinicius Spartan finishing Lavar Johnson to advance to the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Final. The Bellator Middleweight Tournament continued with Brennan Ward defeating Joe Pacheco […]

  • Lavar Johnson discusses TRT suspension

    36-year-old heavyweight, Lavar Johnson, appeared on Monday’s episode of ‘The MMA Hour,’ where he discussed his suspension by the California State Athletic Commission for elevated levels of testosterone following his loss to Brendan Schaub at UFC 157. The loss was Johnson’s second in a row and he was subsequently released by the UFC. “What happened was basically I was […]

  • Pat Barry: Steroids not a factor

    Pat Barry: Steroids not a factor

    UFC heavyweight Pat Barry (8-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) is set to square off with Shawn Jordan (14-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at this Saturday’s UFC 161 pay-per-view event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Barry is one of the UFC’s ‘smaller’ heavyweights, normally giving up a considerable size advantage to his octagon opponents. Barry recently watched one of […]

  • Lavar Johnson Flagged For Elevated Testosterone Following UFC 157 Loss | UFC News

    A post-fight drug screening after Lavar Johnson’s fight against Brendan Schaub at UFC 157 was flagged for elevated levels of testosterone. As first reported by MMAJunkie.com, CSAC Executive Officer Andy Foster stated that an additional carbon isotope test revealed “the testosterone was consistent with the administration of a steroid”. The commission tested the fighters for […]

  • Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan official for UFC 161 in Winnipeg | UFC News

    Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan official for UFC 161 in Winnipeg | UFC News

    A heavyweight bout between Pat Barry (8-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) and Shawn Jordan (14-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is the latest addition to the recently announced UFC 161 card set for June 15 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Following recent losses to Cheick Kongo, Stefan Struve and Lavar Johnson, it appeared that Pat Barry was in a […]

  • Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub rescheduled for UFC 157 | UFC News

    UFC officials announced yesterday that a heavyweight clash between Lavar Johnson (17-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Brendan Scahub (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has been made official for UFC 157 in February. Schaub and Johnson were initially slated to meet earlier this month at UFC on FOX 5 in Seattle, however, Johnson was forced to pull out of the […]

  • Schaub vs. Johnson Shifted To UFC 157 | UFC NEWS

    Schaub vs. Johnson Shifted To UFC 157 | UFC NEWS

    Originally scheduled to face off on last weekend’s UFC on FOX 5 preliminary card, Schaub vs. Johnson was forced to be rescheduled after a last minute Johnson withdrawal. The two heavyweights are now set to face off in Anaheim on the UFC 157 fight card. UFC 157 is set to take place on February 23 […]

  • Report: Lavar Johnson forced off UFC on Fox 5 card with a torn groin | UFC News

    It has been reported that a torn groin has forced UFC heavyweight Lavar Johnson (17-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) to pull out of his scheduled bout with Brendan Schaub (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at UFC on FOX 5 set for Saturday December 8 at Key Arena in Seattle. UFC President Dana White took to twitter to […]

  • Pat Barry vs. Shane Del Rosario set for TUF 16 Finale | UFC News

    Pat Barry vs. Shane Del Rosario set for TUF 16 Finale | UFC News

    A heavyweight match-up between Pat Barry (7-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) and Shane Del Rosario (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been scheduled for the TUF 16 Finale on December the 15th. Both fighters are looking to rebound from devastating stoppage defeats. Pat Barry in particular finds himself in desperate need of a win. This after losing […]

  • UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir Salary Report | UFC NEWS

    UFC 146 took place on May 26th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first entire heavyweight main card and nearly every fight delivered excitement and a finish with nine finishes total on the incredible twelve fight card. Junior dos Santos successfully defended his belt in the main event. […]

  • Dos Santos Heavily Favored Over Mir At UFC 146 | UFC NEWS

    Dos Santos Heavily Favored Over Mir At UFC 146 | UFC NEWS

    With fight night only four days away, the official betting lines for UFC 146 have been released. Odds for the event have been out for a good while now, but all the injuries and changes to the event caused a lot of bet cancelations and forced the bookies to work overtime. The odds for the […]