The UFC 229 press conference took all the headlines on Thursday but what went under the radar was the California State Athletic Commission giving Jon Jones 3 months community service as a result of his drug test failure last July. USADA doled out a 15-month suspension to Jones on Wednesday after his second arbitration under […]
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USADA arbitrator reduces Jon Jones suspension, will be back in UFC by October
USADA has handed Jon Jones a 15-month suspension for his failed drug test at UFC 214 in July 2017. The arbitration decision means that Jones will be eligible to fight in the UFC this October. Jones was represented at his hearing by experienced doping attorney Paul Greene. He was also represented by Peter S. Christensen […]
Fabricio Werdum given 2-year suspension by USADA for use of trenbolone
USADA announced that UFC Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum was given a 2-year suspension due to a positive test of a prohibited substance. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion tested positive for trenbolone and its metabolite epitrenbolone following an out-of-competition urine test on April 25, 2018. As his first offense, Werdum was given a 2-year period of ineligibility. […]
With USADA suspension almost over, UFC releases Tom Lawlor
The UFC has released Tom Lawlor from his UFC contract. Lawlor, who is serving a 2-year UFC Anti-Doping Policy drug suspension is currently working as a pro wrestler. Lawlor accepted a 2-year suspension after he failed a test for Ostarine on October 10, 2016. Despite an exhaustive look into what may have caused the test, […]
Ferreira files lawsuit against supplement makers and supplier for allegedly causing USADA suspension
Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves has filed a lawsuit against supplement vendors, manufacturers and suppliers which resulted in the lightweight being suspended for 17 months. The lawsuit filed last month In the District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas states that Defendants spiked “360 Lean, a “dietary nutritional supplement” with ostarine while also misleadingly adding a prohibited […]