UFC heavyweight Raphael Pessoa accepted a one-year suspension from USADA after he tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test on March 4th. Pessoa last fought on Fight Island on July 26th where he was stopped by Tanner Boser in the second-round of their matchup. Despite the test on March 4th, a provisional […]
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Prior to Performance of the Night, UFC welterweight failed USADA test
UFC welterweight Jesse Ronson has accepted a 20-month suspension after he tested positive for a banned substance in out-of-competition testing prior to his July 22nd Fight Island win at UFC on ESPN 14. The Canadian tested positive for the metabolite of metandienone. Ronson earned a submission victory over Nicolas Dalby and earned a performance bonus […]
UFC heavyweight suspended 9 months by USADA
USADA announced that Chase Sherman accepted a nine-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Sherman tested positive for anastrozole as the result of an in-competition collection at the UFC May 13th event. The 30-year-old heavyweight defeated Isaac Villanueva via KO at the event in Jacksonville, Florida. It was Sherman’s first fight back […]
UFC bantamweight tests positive for ostarine due to tainted supplement
UFC women’s bantamweight Lara Procopio accepted a six-month suspension for violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. The 24-year-old Brazilian tested positive for Ostarine in an out-of-competition drug test on February 24th. The Brazilian’s one and only fight in the UFC, she lost to Karol Rosa by split decision at UFC Fight Night 157. She was […]
Elliott and Hill face NAC suspensions for marijuana use
UFC athletes Tim Elliott and Jamahal Hill face suspensions after testing positive for marijuana from their fights on May 30th at The Apex in Las Vegas. The two will face the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday to address the issue as they face the possibility of a longer suspension and overturning of their wins from […]