Carlos Felipe has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The 22-year-old Brazilian Heavyweight’s UFC career is suspended before it ever began. Felip tested positive for stanozolol metabolites, 16β-hydroxy-stanozolol and 3’hydroxy-stanozolol. Per the USADA release, “Stanozolol is a non-Specified Susbstance in the category of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at […]
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Little Nog notified of potential USADA violation
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been flagged for a potential violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The light heavyweight’s upcoming fight against Jared Cannonier has been scratched with The Killa Gorilla awaiting for a replacement. The UFC released its standard statement regarding these matters. A portion of which reads: The UFC organization was notified today that […]
Jesse Taylor accepts 1-year USADA suspension
USADA announced that UFC welterweight Jesse Taylor has accepted a 1-year suspension for his use of Clomiphene. The TUF Champion will not be able to return to the Octagon until September 2018. Via USADA news release: Taylor, 34, tested positive for clomiphene following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on August 22, 2017. Clomiphene is a […]
Lee fight removed from UFC 216
The UFC has pulled the late-announced fight of Andrea Lee-Kalindra Faria due to Lee not being in the USADA testing pool due to testing positive for diuretics in March 2016. Due to the prior violation which she served a nine-month suspension, she would have had to undergo a minimum of six months of testing before […]
USADA flags light heavyweight newcomer
Earlier this week, Azamat Murzakanov was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. The Russian was supposed to debut this past June but withdrew due to injury. He now faces a 2-year suspension from the organization before event beginning. Murzakanov was flagged for an out-of-sample competition stemming from a September 2nd test. The light […]