USADA has announced that UFC UK fighter Bradley Scott has accepted a two-year sanction for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Program. Scott tested positive for cocaine metabolites per an in-competition test. Via USADA press release: Scott, 29, tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, as the result of a urine sample he provided in-competition on […]
Drug Testing
O’Malley out of this UFC 229 due to failed drug test
Despite the fact that the UFC Anti-Doping Policy announced new rules which precludes an announcement from USADA about a failed drug test, Sean O’Malley revealed that he is going through an issue due to a positive showing for a banned substance. View this post on Instagram 💔 Just a speed bump on the […]
Anti-Doping Policy will not announce drug test violations until resolution of case
ESPN reports that the UFC has made changes to its anti-doping policy wherein USADA will no longer announce fighters that have been put on provisional suspension until there is a resolution of the case. According to the UFC, it will not announce a drug test failure until the case is resolved. The rule will prevent […]
USADA forces suspended fighter to take DQ in Muay Thai event
As part of being suspended from the UFC as part of violating the UFC’s Ant-Doping Policy, you cannot participate in other combat sports-related activities. Adam Hunter learned this lesson as he was disqualified from a Muay Thai Competition in June 2017. Hunter has not even made an appearance in a UFC Octagon as he was […]
CSAC handed Jon Jones 3 months of community service
The UFC 229 press conference took all the headlines on Thursday but what went under the radar was the California State Athletic Commission giving Jon Jones 3 months community service as a result of his drug test failure last July. USADA doled out a 15-month suspension to Jones on Wednesday after his second arbitration under […]