UFC welterweight Viscardi Andrade was issued a two-year suspension from USADA after testing positive for stanozolol and its metabolites, 163-hydroxy-stanozol and 3’-hydroxy-stanozol following an out-of-competition test. Andrade, 33, was a contestant on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. He had a 3-1 record in the UFC including a win in his last fight in Brisbane, […]
Drug Testing
Texas sanctions 3 UFC fighters for marijuana use
MMA Fighting reports that three UFC fighters have failed drug tests and have been sanctioned in the state of Texas. However, USADA has not sanctioned the fighter for their use of marijuana. Niko Price, Curtis Blaydes and Abel Trujillo tested positive for marijuana in -competition drug tests for UFC 104 in Houston, Texas this past […]
Povetkin attorneys seek motion for new trial or judgment in its favor
Attorneys for World of Boxing and Alexander Povetkin have filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law and/or a new trial this past Friday. The hearing is scheduled for April 21, 2017 before the trial court judge in New York. A jury determined that Povetkin took the banned substance Meldonium after January 1, […]
Rothwell notified of potential USADA violation
UFC Heavyweight Ben Rothwell has been notified of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Violation as USADA has flagged an out-of-competition sample from February 6th. Rothwell was scheduled to face Fabricio Werdum at UFC 211 on May 13 in Dallas. Per the UFC Anti-Doping policy, Rothwell is provisionally suspended pending the USADA investigation. MMA Fighting obtained a […]
Villante receives retroactive TUE exemption
UFC light heavyweight Gian Villante was issued a retroactive therapeutic use exemption by USADA which clears him of a potential anti-doping violation. Via USADA release: Villante, 31, declared the use of a Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol) inhaler during an out-of-competition urine test conducted on January 18, 2017, and subsequently tested positive for vilanterol. Vilanterol is […]