The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed out suspensions for four UFC fighters on Thursday. Notably, UFC middleweight Deron Winn was suspended for nine months for testing positive for amphetamines. He was also fined $1,800 and court costs in addition to providing a clean drug test upon return. Winn’s drug test failure comes after his submission […]
Drug Testing
USADA reduces Penne’s sanction to 20 months for second violation
This past Friday, USADA announced that Jessica Penne had her four year sanction for her second violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy reduced to 20 months. According to the release, Penne tested positive for “trace levels for two metabolites of stanozolol” as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample on April 8, 2019. A reason […]
UFC welterweight accepts 2 year sanction
On Tuesday, the UFC announced that Michel Prazeres accepted a two year sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Prazeres, a UFC welterweight, “tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one.” Per the USADA statement: Prazeres, 38, tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one as the result of two out-of-competition urine […]
Lyman Good lawsuit update: Defendants seek to move to dismiss case
The parties in the Lyman Good lawsuit against the nutritional supplement maker and distributor is going forward in a federal court in New York city. As reported earlier this month, the lawsuit may be nearing an end with Defendants seeking a motion for summary judgment. For some background on the case, see here and here. […]
Pineda handed 6-month suspension, fine after October drug test failure
PFL fighter Daniel Pineda’s case regarding an October drug test failure came to a resolution without even an appearance by the fighter at the hearing. With his admittance of using a banned substance, a lengthier suspension was reduced to just six months, a fine and restatement once a clean sample was provided. Pineda missed the […]