MMA Junkie reports on Monday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing in which the commission addressed potential changes to its testing. A committee was proposed to address the issue as the commission appeared cautious in addressing the issue. Obviously, the subject came up in light of the discovery that a December 6th random drug test of […]
Drug Testing
NSAC calls Jones’ testing “administrative oversight”
MMA Fighting reports further on the Jon Jones drug test and how the news of his positive test came to light. The Nevada State Athletic Commission remains a little vague on the reasons it tested Jones for a recreational drug not banned outside of competition. Bob Bennett on why Jones was tested for a recreational […]
UFC reverses course on out of competition drug testing policy
Dana White stated at a media session on Thursday that the UFC is doing away with plans for its out of competition testing due to the issues it faced with Cung Le. In his explanation, White blames the lawyers for the drug testing issues with Le. ESPN reported in August that the UFC was furthering […]
14 for 14: No. 8 TRT banned by NAC, UFC and others
In February 2014, an investigative report by ESPN on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in MMA revealed the practice of fighters utilizing a diagnosis of low testosterone for the usage of synthetic testosterone. Not surprising, Dana White called out the ESPN report as an embellishment. He noted that 5 fighters had TRT exemptions out of the […]
14 for 14: No. 13 Cung Le drug testing suspension overturned
After losing his match against Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 48, the UFC determined that UFC middleweight Cung Le had failed a post-fight drug test. As a result, Le was suspended by the UFC for one year. However, Le’s representatives noted the faulty drug testing methods and requested arbitration. The suspicions about Le using […]