USADA has handed UFC Featherweight Chad Mendes a 2 year suspension for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. It is the longest penalty issued by USADA since the policy was introduced last July. Mendes admitted to his positive test but this did nothing to mitigate circumstances. He was flagged in June for a May out-of-competition […]
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Lesnar’s in-competition drug sample flagged by USADA
The UFC was notified on Tuesday by USADA that Brock Lesnar failed an in-competition drug test at UFC 200. The news comes on last Friday’s news that Lesnar had failed an out-of-competition test. Lesnar has been tested 8 times by USADA since the announcement in early June that he would be returning to the Octagon […]
Two banned substances found in Jones’ drug sample
ESPN reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission extended the temporary suspension of Jon Jones per a commission hearing on Monday. The hearing revealed Jones’ A and B sample contained banned substances. Jones’ out-of-competition sample on June 16th tested positive for clomiphone (a banned anti-estrogenic substance) and “traces of letrozole,” an aromatase inhibitor. Prior to […]
The fallout from Brock Lesnar’s potential drug violation
On Friday, Brock Lesnar was flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Association (USADA) of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy due to an out of competition test from June 28, 2016. Although testing results of Lesnar’s “B” sample are yet to be revealed, the fallout from Lesnar’s appearance hurts the UFC and possibly […]