UFC flyweight Jennifer Maia accepted a six-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after she tested positive for a contaminated dietary supplement. Per the UFC Anti-Doping Policy: Maia, 30, tested positive for furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, chlorothiazide, and the thiazide metabolite 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB), following an out-of-competition test conducted on August 16, 2018. These substances are […]
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Silva lobbies for return of testosterone therapy
Anderson Silva is in favor of USADA drug testing in the UFC despite being flagged for testing positive for a banned substance. In a recent interview, Silva is advocating for the return of testosterone replacement therapy. Silva also tested positive for a banned substance at UFC 183 in February 2015. In an interview with a […]
Paying $250K NAC fine still on list of things to do before Brock Lesnar returns to UFC
Will Brock Lesnar be returning to the UFC this year? If so, he’ll need to pay his $250,000 fine assessed by the Nevada Athletic Commission for two failed drug tests from his participation at UFC 200 in July 2016. Lesnar re-entered the USADA testing pool in July 2018 and after a period of ineligibility per […]
Drug maker in Lyman Good lawsuit moves to dismiss case for alleged destruction of evidence
The supplement company that UFC fighter Lyman Good has sued for allegedly causing him to fail a USADA drug test is now moving for his case to be dismissed because the evidence is no longer available. Defendatns Gaspari Nutrition, Inc. and Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals filed the Motion to Dismiss on December 14th claiming that Good or […]
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 2 – Jon Jones returns to the UFC with controversy
Jon Jones returned to the UFC on Saturday night at UFC 232 at The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Forum in Inglewood, California. He had a masterful performance in decimating Alexander Gustafsson was marred as we know. Jones tested positive for Turinabol, the drug that caused his previous suspension. It showed up in […]