UFC flyweight Liliya Shakirova accepted a two-year suspension from USADA for a finding of meldonium in an out of competition test on December 5, 2020 in her native Uzbekistan. Meldonium is a non-specified substance in the category of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and it is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and […]
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Pennington announces 6-month sanction for UFC anti-doping violation
UFC women’s bantamweight Raquel Pennington announced on social media that she has inadvertently violated the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The announcement coincides with USADA’s release that she accepted a six-month sanction. Here’s the facts. Please read. pic.twitter.com/XYmSOJ4Zs6 — Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) January 28, 2021 Pennington details the circumstances concerning he violating the policy. She notes that […]
UFC Anti-Doping Policy amends stance on marijuana use
The UFC has made a change to its anti-doping policy as it will no longer punish athletes for positive tests for cannabis. The announcement was made Thursday. Positive tests for carboxy-THC, regardless of levels, will no longer be considered violations to the policy “unless additional evidence exists that an athlete used it intentionally for performance-enhancing […]
Contaminating own supplement does not help UFC fighter’s case with USADA
Late last week, USADA announced a 4-year sanction for Chi Lewis-Parry for testing positive for a variety of banned substances and then attempting to submit falsified evidence at his hearing. An arbitrator enhanced the sanction due to Lewis-Parry’s affirmative actions to circumvent the rules. Lewis-Parry had yet to fight in the UFC but entered into […]
Rodriguez suspended 6 months for USADA infraction
USADA has sanctioned Yair Rodriguez for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for not updating his Whereabouts information during a 12-month period. Rodriguez has accepted a six-month sanction. At his post-event press conference for UFC on ESPN 18, Dana White was vague regarding a question came up about Rodriguez and when he might fight again. He […]