USADA announced that Nick Diaz has accepted a one-year sanction for Whereabouts Failures reporting pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The suspension is retroactive to April 19th of last year and thus he will be available to fight by next week. Via USADA release: USADA announced today that Nick Diaz, of Stockton, Calif., has accepted […]
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Canelo withdraws from May 5th rematch with GGG
Golden Boy Promotions announced today that Canelo Alvarez has withdrawn from the fight against Gennady Golovkin. Alvarez was temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission due to failing a pair of drug tests for the banned substance clenbuterol. An April 18th hearing was schedule to determine the fate of the rematch between Alvarez and GGG. […]
The Interview: Ally Quinney and Sam Erhlich
The Interview talks with Florida State University doctrinal students Ally Quinney and Sam Erhlich as they recently presented an upcoming paper at the Sports and Recreation Law Association Conference regarding the privacy concerns with USADA and the UFC anti-doping policy. In addition to their presentation, we discuss the recent Jon Jones hearing and the Josh […]
Amanda Lemos accepts two-year UFC ban by USADA
With just one fight in the UFC, Amanda Lemos has been suspended two years by USADA for a violation of the UFC anti-doping policy. The suspension comes due to a November 8, 2017 failed test after her promotional debut loss to Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night 113. Via USADA release: Lemos, 30, tested positive […]
Barnett receives only reprimand, no suspension, in USADA Arbitration hearing
Josh Barnett became the first UFC athlete to win an appeal through the UFC Anti-Doping Policy as a the opinion issued on Friday gave the heavyweight “no period of ineligibility.” He only received a public reprimand but no suspension for the flagged drug test. Josh Barnett wins USADA Arbitration by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd Barnett tested […]