The UFC was notified on Tuesday by USADA that Brock Lesnar failed an in-competition drug test at UFC 200. The news comes on last Friday’s news that Lesnar had failed an out-of-competition test. Lesnar has been tested 8 times by USADA since the announcement in early June that he would be returning to the Octagon […]
Tape delayed Bellator 158 draws 556,000
Bellator MMA 158 on Saturday drew an average viewership of 556,000 viewers on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The tape delayed event from the UK featured Paul Daley vs. Douglas Lima but the highlight of the night was Michael Page’s knee knockout of Cyborg Santos. The flying knee caused Santos to undergo surgery for […]
Two banned substances found in Jones’ drug sample
ESPN reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission extended the temporary suspension of Jon Jones per a commission hearing on Monday. The hearing revealed Jones’ A and B sample contained banned substances. Jones’ out-of-competition sample on June 16th tested positive for clomiphone (a banned anti-estrogenic substance) and “traces of letrozole,” an aromatase inhibitor. Prior to […]
The fallout from Brock Lesnar’s potential drug violation
On Friday, Brock Lesnar was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Association (USADA) of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy due to an out of competition test from June 28, 2016. Although testing results of Lesnar’s “B” sample are yet to be revealed, the fallout from Lesnar’s appearance hurts the UFC and possibly […]