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Dequan Townsend is setting the record straight on his recent USADA suspension.
After making his UFC debut on …read more
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The former UFC heavyweight champion is eligible to return to competition later this April. Fabricio Werdum has found a way …read more
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Sergio Pettis stresses the impact of the little things amid brother Anthony Pettis’ planned lawsuit against USADA. Recently released former UFC flyweight, and current Bellator …read more
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 16, 2020) – USADA announced on Thursday that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, of Redondo Beach, Calif., was granted a 10-month reduction in his original …read more
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Former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum will now be eligible to compete again April 1 after his USADA suspension was reduced by 10 months. …read more
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Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has been granted a suspension reduction by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. USADA announced the news in a press release Thursday.
According to the release, …read more
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Fabricio Werdum post-UFC 188 press conference
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has received a 10-month reduction in his two-year suspension from USADA after he was originally sanctioned in …read more
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An out-of-competition drug test conducted by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is the subject of a Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing for Grant Dawson.
Dawson’s …read more
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Anthony Pettis says a USADA drug test bottle lacerated his hand prior to his fight with Nate Diaz at UFC …read more
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UFC 246 star Anthony Pettis has revealed that he is using USADA after cutting his finger whilst providing a drug test sample before UFC 241.
Pettis, who will be fighting this …read more
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Anthony Pettis is putting the blame on USADA for suffering a cut on his hand just before fighting Nate Diaz back in Aug. 2019. Pettis and Diaz collided in the …read more
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Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis claims the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency – and more specifically, its drug testing kit – …read more
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Anthony Pettis claims to have suffered a bizarre injury during a drug test ahead of UFC 241, and now the former lightweight champion plans on suing USADA. …read more
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UFC strawweight Jessica Penne is currently facing the most important fight of her career, but she doesn’t have to tackle it alone.
The Ultimate Fighter 20 alumn recently revealed she had …read more
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Jessica Penne, the former Invicta FC champion and UFC title challenger, revealed a new sanction placed in her years-long case with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Penne, who was first flagged by …read more
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One day after revealing her struggles with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Jessica Penne is turning to the public to help aid her battle against the UFC’s official anti-doping partner.
With Penne …read more
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Jessica Penne on Friday issued a lengthy statement via Instagram, claiming that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is effectively and unfairly putting an end to her UFC career with a potential …read more
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Former TUF contestant and UFC women’s strawweight title challenger Jessica eye claims USADA has forced her into retirement, but USADA …read more
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Jessica Penne
The USADA has now responded to Jessica Penne’s claims that she’s essentially being forced into retirement under the threat of a four-year suspension from the sport.
On Friday, …read more
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Jessica Penne’s fighting days could be over and she’s placing much of the blame on the USADA.
On Friday, the veteran strawweight released …read more
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Recent UFC signing, and former M-1 champion, gets two-year ban drug test failure. Brazilian middleweight Bruno ‘Blindado’ Silva (19-6) has been hit with a two-year ban by the United …read more
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Former UFC strawweight title challenger Jessica Penne believes her fighting career is over, and she’s placing the blame for her early retirement squarely on the shoulders of the United States …read more
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UFC bantamweight prospect Sean O’Malley has accepted a sanction by USADA for his second violation of the UFC anti-doping policy.
O’Malley accepted a six-month suspension retroactive to his positive test for …read more
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Sean O’Malley has finally put his second ordeal with USADA in the past. O’Malley has now proven to be the victim of contaminated supplements twice. The bantamweight prospect was scheduled …read more
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UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has accepted a reduced, retroactive six-month suspension, after testing positive for a prohibited substance in August.
The suspension stems from two failed out-of-competition urine samples collected on …read more
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Sean O’Malley’s long and winding road back to the Octagon has finally been cleared.
The former Dana White Contender Series veteran hasn’t fought since March 2018 …read more
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (January 9, 2020) – USADA announced today that Sean O’Malley, of Phoenix, Ariz., has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a reduced six-month sanction, consistent …read more
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Former M-1 Global middleweight champion Bruno Silva has yet to make his Octagon debut. | Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting
Brazilian middleweight Bruno Silva received a two-year suspension from the …read more
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Dequan Townsend has accepted a six-month suspension from USADA after testing positive for cocaine and fentanyl metabolites in an in-competition urine sample submitted on June 28. …read more
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UFC middleweight Dequan Townsend has been sanctioned by USADA after he tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl following his Octagon …read more
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It looks like “Plant Man,” a product of Nate Diaz’s Game Up supplement company may have been the product behind the fighter’s flagged …read more
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According to USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping program is being upgraded with the introduction of oral fluid testing. UFC Senior VP …read more
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Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here!
On Episode No. 3,015 of the podcast, the gentlemen discuss USADA’s format tweaks, Conor McGregor ahead of …read more
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UFC senior vice president of athlete health and performance Jeff Novitzky has confirmed that the promotion has begun piloting oral fluid testing as part of …read more
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is piloting a new oral fluid testing program in the hopes of improving the UFC’s anti-doping efforts.
Oral fluid testing was implemented on Dec. 11, 2019 in …read more
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According to a recent report from Yahoo Esportes, top ranked UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa was the most drug tested fighter by USADA in the 2019 calendar year.
The Brazilian knockout …read more
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Number two-ranked Paulo Costa relishes being the most tested UFC fighter, but the USADA website data shows a different story. …read more
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According to a new report, top-ranked UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa was the most-tested athlete on the UFC roster by USADA in 2019.
Yahoo! Esportes recently reported that with 14 blood …read more
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TOKYO — C.B. Dollaway speaks to MMA Fighting about fighting in RIZIN, his USADA suspension, and more. …read more
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Khalid Taha failed a drug test at UFC 243 in October. According to a USADA press release UFC bantamweight Khalid Taha (14-2) has accepted …read more
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After losing two years of his career over USADA issues, Sean O’Malley will finally make his return to the Octagon at UFC 247. O’Malley will be making his return against …read more
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Khalid Taha has accepted a one-year suspension for a failed drug test in relation to UFC 243, USADA announced Monday. …read more
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Three-time UFC flyweight competitor Priscila Cachoeira has accepted a four-month suspension for an anti-doping violation stemming from an out of competition drug test, USADA announced Wednesday. …read more
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“I was going to pay $25,000 to piss clean in a cup in New York, but he couldn’t do it. He …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Ex-interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington repeatedly has accused champ Kamaru Usman without evidence of using the performance-enhancing …read more
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Jorge Masvidal isn’t interested in sitting idle while Nick Diaz, the UFC, and USADA sort things out. Last month, Masvidal defeated Nick’s younger brother Nate via third-round TKO. The bout …read more
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WASHINGTON — Neil Magny talks about his lengthy break due to issues with USADA, how he feels about Nate Diaz getting cleared so quickly, his return, and more. …read more
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Controversial MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz advised fighters to not speak with the UFC’s official drug testing partner. Ali Abdelaziz, who leads Dominance MMA and represents …read more
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C.B. Dollaway was recently suspended for two years by USADA and was subsequently released by the UFC. Now, he has his next fight booked as he will be taking on …read more
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Two more title bouts have been added to the Bellator x Rizin NYE special. CB Dollaway was in the middle …read more
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Jon Jones again tries to claim that he was innocent all along. USADA recently announced some major changes to their …read more
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After starting 2019 with more controversy, Jones feels like the latest USADA changes fully vindicate him. USADA recently announced a …read more
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Jon Jones shared an interesting reaction to the notion that USADA had changed their policies due to his previous case with the agency.
In a recent statement made by UFC Chief …read more
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Level Change Podcast | June M. Williams
Episode 48 discussion: USADA’s overhaul of UFC anti-doping policy, Carano-Rousey could’ve happened, Dillashaw wants to box Mayweather, fight announcements, more. Welcome to …read more
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