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Now published online is the list of United States Anti-Doping Agency USADA violations by UFC fighters. Below lists out the length of their suspensions and what performance-enhancing drug (PED) the fighter was using. This list will discuss not only the USADA violations but also the specific effect...
As of January 1, 2021, USADA and the UFC have made great changes to their anti-doping policy regarding marijuana. USADA will no longer penalize athletes who test positive for the drug. UFC Senior Vice President of Athletic Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky expressed his enthusiasm for the chan...
Today, Gilbert Melendez was dealt with a two-year suspension for a failed drug test. A hearing was held and the arbitrator found in favor of USADA. The failed drug test was part of an out of competition urine test back in October of 2019. The test showed a positive for GHRP-6 and its metabolites ...
Here is the Wednesday edition of MMA Rumors. With fight announcements, the odd piece of breaking news and more, we figured we’d change it up and throw some rumors at you. Today’s MMA rumours feature a show in shambles due to Coronavirus and Anthony Johnson. MMA Rumors ACA 107 in Jeopardy Rumor: ...
The UFC’s decision to relocate UFC 232 is certainly driven by money, but for different reasons than many think. The main event for UFC 232 at the T-Mobile Arena was thrown into jeopardy Sunday. An announcement stated a ‘very small amount‘ of the steroid commonly known as turinabol was found in h...
There have been a battery of fighter responses to Jon Jones’ latest atypical drug test. Many fighters who have previously fallen victim to USADA punishments seem to think that there is a clear double-standard being enacted in their testing protocols. The common theme implies that fighters who hav...
Jon Jones is in the middle of another peculiar situation due to drug testing. Less than a week from UFC 232 and two days from Christmas, news broke that the venue of the event changed from Las Vegas to Inglewood, California. Many were deeply upset by yet another card altering transgression coming...
A ruckus surrounds the UFC and its year ending event UFC 232. Headliner Jon Jones tested positive for a trace metabolite ahead of the event. Due to the metabolite being consistent with the Jones’ 2017 failed drug test, per USADA. The organization concluded that the athlete did not violate the UFC...
Rafael Carvalho One of the more dominant champions in the Bellator organization returns to the cage on the second night of fights set for Honolulu, Hawaii. At Bellator 213, Rafael Carvalho makes his first appearance since losing his middleweight title. In Honolulu, he welcomes Lyoto Machida to th...
The Jones-Cormier saga labors on, just like the tide. Jon Jones took to social media earlier today, continuing an ongoing back and forth between the two UFC fighters. The events of today stem back to last week. It was a promotional post made by the UFC which set Jones off. Jon Jones Fires back in...
The past couple of days have been a turbulent ride of emotions for many in the MMA community. Earlier today, UFC officials announced former Heavyweight Champion, Fabricio Werdum potentially violated the promotions Anti-Doping Policy. The timing of the news comes at a poor time for Werdum. Since l...
The Boys at the Hammer feature weekly coverage of all things MMA. They have one of the premier radio shows in the world of MMA broadcast weekly on Wednesday nights on 93.3 FM, CFMU and here at MMASucka. We start this week’s episode discussing all of the news in MMA this week, including Josh Barne...
After his hearing today, the California State Athletic Commission voted unanimously to revoke the licence to fight of former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
We last saw Jonny ‘Bones’ Jones compete at UFC 214 on July 29, 2017 after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs following an in-competition drug test. MMA fans were outraged, Jon was stripped of his light heavyweight belt… we all know the story. Last September, I spoke with Jon Jones –...
The UFC has seen a recent outbreak of “potential PED violations” as of late. Although not uncommon in the world of MMA, we have seen people the likes of Kelvin Gastelum, Jon Jones, Junior Dos Santos, Anderson Silva, and Brock Lesnar recently suspended. This is not an attempt to vindicate these fi...
On August 22, 2017, the UFC was notified by US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) of a potential anti-doping violation in regards to UFC Lightweight Champion; Jon Jones. This was reportedly stemming from a sample collected following his weigh-in on July 28th, 2017 prior to his UFC 214 fight against Danie...