MMA Fighting reports that the Nevada Athletic Commission has never tested Vitor Belfort since his appearance before the commission in July. Instead, the commission indicated that the state of California would handle the drug testing since it appears that Belfort’s next fight would be in California. Although there has not been any official fight announcement […]
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Cung Le suspension lifted by UFC
The UFC announced Tuesday that it has rescinded the 12 month suspension of Cung Le. The news comes as a surprise considering Le and the UFC were heading to arbitration over the suspension. Via UFC.com: At UFC Fight Night Macao on August 23rd, UFC contracted with an independent drug testing laboratory in Hong Kong to […]
More on Cung Le’s pending arbitration
MMA Fighting reports on the looming arbitration that will decide Cung Le’s suspension from a drug test which found elevated levels of hGH in his system. The arbitration will be governed by the American Arbitration Association and procedures related to Olympic sport doping disputes. According to MMA Fighting’s article, one arbitrator would be named although […]
Le expected to appeal suspension
ESPN reports that Cung Le is expected to appeal his one-year UFC suspension for testing positive for elevated levels of human grown hormone (hGH). The appeal provides a unique scenario in which a UFC fighter will appeal a drug suspension to the UFC acting in the capacity of regulatory authority. Dana White confirmed that Le […]