MMA Fighting reports that Brock Lesnar has been entered into the UFC’s anti-doping policy testing pool. Since Lesnar’s return to the Octagon comes sooner than the official policy giving USADA four months’ notice to be entered back into the pool. According to section 5.7.1 of the UFC anti-doping policy, it states: An Athlete who gives […]
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Penn claims ignorance in violating anti-doping policy
USADA violation scraps Penn from 199
B.J. Penn has been taken off of UFC 199 next week as a result of a violation of the UFC anti-doping policy. The UFC has issued a statement found on its web site. A portion reads: “The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed BJ Penn of a potential Anti-Doping […]
Diego Brandao suspended 9 months by USADA
USADA announced on Thursday that former UFC featherweight Diego Brandao has accepted a nine-month suspension for a positive test for marijuana metabolites. The positive test occurred in an in-competition test at UFC 195. The suspension will date back to January 2, 2016, but he could mitigate his 9-month suspension by one month if he completes […]
UFC lightweight latest flagged by USADA
Carlos Diego Ferreira was flagged by USADA of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation. The notification is a result of an out-of-competition sample collection. He has been taken off o the May 29th UFC card in Las Vegas where he was to meet Abel Trujillo. The UFC has issued its standard statement with respect to being […]