The first press conference for Conor McGregor after his tumultuous time away from the UFC was tame for his standards. Yet, the one question that may have reminded all that his legal troubles cannot be shouted down by fight fans are the accusations of sexual assault. Even with the UFC isolating the harmful questions to […]
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Pettis says he suing USADA for hand injury prior to Diaz fight
Transcript of hearing reveals uncertainty regarding Lyman Good’s case against supplement makers and supplier
Lyman Good’s lawsuit against the nutritional supplement maker does not appear to be going well. This is based on the recently released transcript in which the Court has questions about Good’s theory of the case and the absence of the alleged supplement which caused his failed USADA drug test. The defendants, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Vitamin Shoppe […]
USADA introduces pilot program for UFC athletes
The UFC Anti-Doping Program will now include oral fluid testing according to USADA. The announcement was made last month but Jeff Novitzky made the announcement on Friday. UFC program has started piloting a new collection method (oral fluid). Biggest upside…it potentially will only detect use of in-comp prohibited only substances (like marijuana/thc) within hours of […]
A review of some of the MMA lawsuits of 2019
Notwithstanding the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit, there were other cases this year. Mark Hunt, Lyman Good and Yoel Romero are just some of the MMA lawsuits that made headlines in 2019. While some of these cases, have not concluded, they provide interesting color to the very colorful business of MMA. Mark Hunt lawsuit still not over […]