In an interesting turn of events, USADA has granted a reduction of sanction of Amanda Ribas’ period of ineligibility due to a finding of ostarine in a drug test. She is now allowed to return to fight for the promotion. Ribas tested positive for ostarine on June 7, 2017. The Brazilian had been serving a […]
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Harris threatens lawsuit against supplement maker/distributor after serving USADA suspension
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris states that he will take legal action against the maker and distributor of a supplement that caused him to be suspended per the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. A win over Andrei Arlovski was overturned due to the failed USADA test. It was discovered that a supplement he ingested was tainted with the […]
USADA announces sanctions for four UFC fighters for Ostarine
USADA announced that four UFC athletes have accepted six-month sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for trace amounts of ostarine “consistent with supplement contamination.” Via USADA release: USADA has resolved the following cases, after conducting a thorough investigation and finding no evidence of intentional use, consistent with other supplement contamination cases: Augusto Mendes, 36, […]
UFC Heavyweight punished four months for banned dietary supplement
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris has accepted a four-month sanction for utilizing a banned substance. Due to his cooperation with USADA, Harris’ suspension was reduced to just four months and he will be able to return to the Octagon on April 30th. Via USADA: Harris, 35, tested positive for LGD-4033 as the result of an in-competition […]
UFC lightweight returns from six-month USADA suspension from contaminated supplement
UFC lightweight Mairbek Taisumov has accepted a six-month suspension from USADA for testing positive for a prohibited substance. Taisumov indicated that the failed test was likely due to a contaminated dietary supplement. Stanozolol metabolites were found in an in-competition urine sample he provided at UFC Fight Night in Moscow, Russia this past September. Via USADA […]