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 […]
Drug Testing
Nick Roehrick accepts 1 years suspension from USADA
UFC light heavyweight Nick Roehrick has accepted a one-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Roehrick was notified last month of a potential UFC anti-doping violation stemming from an August 8th test. Roehrick tested positive for the presence of clomiphene, an estrogen blocker banned year-round, and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene. The suspension is retroactive to August […]
Brazilian heavyweight set for UFC debut flagged by USADA
The UFC was notified that heavyweight Carlos Felipe failed a USADA out-of-competition drug test from a sample collected on July 29th. As a result, Felipe has been taken off the UFC card in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 28th. He was set to face Christian Columbo. The UFC will seek to find a replacement for […]
Jesse Taylor notified of potential anti-doping violation
The Ultimate Fighter Redemption winner, Jesse Taylor, has been notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation and has been pulled from his fight at UFC Fight Night 121. He was notified of a flagged out-of-competition sample collected on August 22nd. Taylor was to face Belal Muhammad in Sydney on November 19th. Payout Perspective: This […]
Jon Jones B sample comes up positive for Turinabol
ESPN reports that the “B” sample from Jon Jones’ failed drug test was positive for the banned substance Turinabol. Jones has a right to appeal and it appears that his team is working with USADA and UFC. USADA notified Jones of a flagged in-competition test in leadup to his fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC […]