PFL fighter Daniel Pineda’s case regarding an October drug test failure came to a resolution without even an appearance by the fighter at the hearing. With his admittance of using a banned substance, a lengthier suspension was reduced to just six months, a fine and restatement once a clean sample was provided. Pineda missed the […]
Drug Testing
Werdum given 10-month reduction of USADA sanction
Fabricio Werdum was granted a 10-month reduction in his original two-year suspension due to “substantial assistance.” Werdum will be available for reinstatement on April 1, 2020. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Rules, an athlete facing a period of ineligibility who provides information that leads to the discovery of another violation or which results in a criminal […]
Lab result finds source of tainted supplement for Penne
Jessica Penne’s management has released a test report from an independent laboratory which reveals a finding of a contaminated medication. The document, as argued by her management, should exonerate her from the purported 4-year ban from fighting. Penne’s reps disclosed a one-page document that indicates a prescribed medication taken by Penne was contaminated with the […]
UFC welterweight given 6 month sanction for cocaine and Fentanyl
Earlier this week, the UFC issued a statement in which Dequan Townsend accepted a six-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine and norfentanyl, a metabolite of fentanyl and its derivatives. Townsend’s six-month period of ineligibility began on June 28, 2019. Townsend, a 33-year-old welterweight lost […]
Penne takes to social media to announce potential 4-year ban
Jessica Penne posted on her Instagram about her problems with USADA and her need to retire from the sport after receiving a 4-year ban. USADA has confirmed that the 36-year-old was flagged for stanozolol. In 2017, Penne was flagged by USADA after review of her biological markers revealed the effects of doping over time rather […]