USADA has provided MMA Fighting a response to Lyoto Machida’s comments about his 18 month suspension for using a banned substance. Upon receiving news of his 18-month suspension, Machida left a message for his fans on his Facebok page. In an interview with MMA Fighting, USADA spokesperson Ryan Madden asserted the organization’s message to UFC […]
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Machida accepts 18-month USADA suspension
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after declaring the use of a prohibited substance and subsequently testing positive of the substance. The suspension is retroactive to April 2016. Machida, 38, was pulled from a matchup with Dan Henderson at UFC on Fox 19 this […]
UFC Featherweight notified of potential USADA violation
Zubaira Tukhugov has been notified of a potential USADA violation as a result from out-of-competition sample collection made on September 7, 2016 and October 29, 2016. As a result, the UFC has removed him from his fight against Tiago Trator on December 9th. UFC officials are seeking to find a replacement for Trator. Tukhugov was […]
USADA arbitration panel suspends Jon Jones 1 year
USADA has ruled that Jon Jones will serve a 1 year suspension after an arbitration on his drug test results last week. Jones’ suspension is retroactive to July 6, 2016 in which the results of an out-of-competition revealed banned substances. The full ruling can be found here. Jones’ took a Cialis-like sexual enhancement pill which, […]
Tom Lawlor notified of flagged USADA test
Tom Lawlor has been notified by USADA that an out-of-competition drug test has been flagged for potential banned substances. The 33-year-old middleweight is 6-5 in the UFC. The UFC has issued its standard statement: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Tom Lawlor of a potential Anti-Doping violation […]