The California State Athletic Commission will have a hearing in Anaheim on Tuesday, February 27th to address an appeal from Jon Jones’ doping violation and license suspension from UFC 214. The agenda posted by the CSAC website confirmed the hearing. Jones was suspended after winning the UFC Light Heavyweight title in Anaheim this past July. […]
Drug Testing
Bantamweight accepts one-year sanction from USADA for banned diuretic
Carls John de Tomas has accepted a one-year sanction for testing positive for a diuretic prohibited by the UFC anti-doping policy. The Filipino fighter tested positive for furosemide on December 8, 2017 before his bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Fresno, California. Via USADA: Furosemide is a Specified Substance in the class of […]
UFC Heavyweight accepts 1 year USADA ban
UFC Heavyweight James Mulheron has accepted a 1 year suspense from the UFC. Mulheron tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite. Mulheron just had one fight in the UFC, a loss at UFC Fight Night 113 this past July in Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to that he fought primarily in England. He was scheduled to […]
Light heavyweight flagged by USADA
Coming off of a victory last month in his debut with the organization at UFC 219, Michal Oleksiejczuk was put on provisional suspension after an in-competition test was flagged for a potential banned substance. Oleksiejczuk defeated Khalil Rhountree via unanimous decision. Via UFC.com: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) […]
Rivera issued 4 years ban for submitting false evidence to USADA
Francisco Rivera was handed a 4-year suspension from the UFC for “aggravating circumstances” stemming from a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The arbitrator determined that Rivera knowingly took clenbuterol and attempted to falsify evidence to conceal the wrongdoing. A USADA arbitrator issued the ruling on Friday. USADAv.rivera Award by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd The arbitration […]