MMA Junkie reports USADA’s confirmation that Brock Lesnar entered the USADA testing pool on July 3, 2018. This means that the earliest Lesnar could return to the Octagon would be January 8, 2019 according to USADA. There was speculation that Lesnar would be ready by the UFC 25th Anniversary Show in New York in November […]
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UFC welterweight flagged by USADA
Bradley Scott was placed on provisional suspension by USADA after an in-competition sample was flagged on May 27, 2018. Scott lost to Carlo Pedrsoli, Jr. at UFC Fight Night 130 on the same date. Scott has been with the UFC since 2012 and has gone 3-5 during his stint with the company. The UFC issued […]
Josh Barnett and UFC parting ways
Josh Barnett is negotiating his release from the UFC due to the lack of trust he has in USADA. Barnett received an admonished but no suspension for a flagged drug test administered by the UFC’s third party anti-doping officiant. Barnett was the first UFC fighter to “prevail” in an arbitration for a failed test. The […]
Light heavyweight accepts one-year USADA sanction
Michal Oleksiejczuk has accepted a one-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy per a USADA release on Tuesday. His victory over Khalil Rountree was overturned by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for a banned substance. It was the light heavyweight’s first fight with the UFC. And now, the 23-year-old will […]
Augusto Mendes is released by UFC, signs with ACB despite pending anti-doping violation
The UFC has granted Augusto Mendes his release according to MMA Fighting. Mendes was flagged back in March for a potential UFC anti-doping violation. Mendes has signed with Absolute Championship Berkut of Russia. Mendes claimed that he would appeal the drug test administered by USADA. However, with one fight left on his UFC deal, he […]