UFC welterweight Li Jingliang will avoid punishment from USADA despite testing positive for trace amount of clenbuterol. USADA determined that the prohibited substance was ingested without fault or negligence. The flagged test occurred on May 18, 2016, prior to his fight at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. Jingliang defeated Anton Zafir in his bout. Per […]
NSAC
Nevada issues 3-year ban for Wanderlei Silva
The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued a 3-year suspension of former UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva on Wednesday. Silva’s suspension is retroactive to May 24, 2014, the date that he evaded a drug test in lead up to his fight with Chael Sonnen at UFC 175. In addition to the suspension Silva will have to submit […]
NAC passes settlement agreement with Nick Diaz
The Nevada State Athletic Commission passed a proposed settlement agreement with UFC contracted fighter Nick Diaz at the commission’s monthly hearing on Tuesday. Pat Lundvall, who was the main driver during the contentious Nick Diaz hearing, seconded the motion for the passage of the proposed settlement. The settlement was passed without any discussion or public […]
Proposed settlement in works for Nick Diaz-NAC
MMA Fighting reports that there is a proposed settlement in the works between the Nevada Athletic Commission and Nick Diaz. The agenda posted on the NAC web site lists Diaz for the January 12 meeting. The action item on the NAC’s agenda is a “Hearing on motion for reconsideration and proposed settlement agreement against mixed […]
W. Silva’s NSAC hearing continued once again
The Nevada State Athletic Commission continued the disciplinary hearing of former UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva after Silva’s attorney presented a consent decree which the Attorney General stated it had yet to review. The hearing stems from last year’s NSAC punishment that was subsequently overturned by a state court this past May. Silva’s attorney Ross Goodman […]