On Ariel Helwani’s show this past Monday, Anderson Silva stated that he would not take legal action after USADA determined that his failed drug test came from a compounding pharmacy. But, a legal action could facilitate a change to the current UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The former middleweight champ said he has lost 4 sponsors as […]
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UFC welterweight notified of potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation
The UFC has announced that USADA has informed Muslim Salikhov of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 7, 2018 in Russia. Salikhov was 1-1 in the UFC with his last fight at UFC on Fox 29, a win over fellow welterweight Ricky Rainey. The 34-year-old Dagestani product has an […]
UFC welterweight flagged by USADA
Bradley Scott was placed on provisional suspension by USADA after an in-competition sample was flagged on May 27, 2018. Scott lost to Carlo Pedrsoli, Jr. at UFC Fight Night 130 on the same date. Scott has been with the UFC since 2012 and has gone 3-5 during his stint with the company. The UFC issued […]
Augusto Mendes is released by UFC, signs with ACB despite pending anti-doping violation
The UFC has granted Augusto Mendes his release according to MMA Fighting. Mendes was flagged back in March for a potential UFC anti-doping violation. Mendes has signed with Absolute Championship Berkut of Russia. Mendes claimed that he would appeal the drug test administered by USADA. However, with one fight left on his UFC deal, he […]
Werdum flagged by USADA for anti-doping violation
The UFC announced on Tuesday that Fabricio Werdum has been notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA. The flagged test is from an out-of-competition test taken on April 25th. Werdum’s last fight was a knockout loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 127. Werdum took to social media to proclaim his innocence stating […]