UFC’s Tom Lawlor has accepted a two-year suspension from USADA after a positive out-of-competition test for the banned substance ostarine. Lawlor will be out until October 10, 2018. The out of competition test took place on October 10, 2016. Lawlor, 33, did not make a formal attempt to appeal the flagged test which put him […]
Drug Testing
Cyborg cleared to return
USADA has granted Cris “Cyborg” Justino a retroactive exemption after a December 2016 out-of-competition test discovered a banned diuretic in her system. Justino will now be next in line to face newly crowned featherweight division champ Germaine de Randamie. The drug which Justino’s test was flagged for spironolactone, which was to treat fertility issues according […]
For the second time, Lesnar retires from UFC
Brock Lesnar has retired from the UFC according to multiple reports and first reported at MMA Fighting. Lesnar notified the company on Tuesday. Lesnar was serving a 1 year suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and USADA. If he returns to MMA, he will have to serve the rest of the suspension. The suspension […]
Jury rules in favor of Wilder, Povetkin took banned substance meldonium
A jury in New York took just 32 minutes to determine that boxer Alexander Povetkin took meldonium after the substance was banned on January 1, 2016 per ESPN. The 9-person jury, which included a chemist, made the decision on Monday after a 3 day trial in which both boxers attended. Despite the verdict, there might […]
Cyborg requests retroactive TUE
Cris “Cyborg” Justino is requesting a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption according to an ESPN report. Justino’s out-of-competition drug test was flagged by USADA this past December. Justino tested positive for the banned substance spironolactone although she claims that a doctor had prescribed it to her. Thus, the reason for the retroactive TUE. According to the […]