UFC Heavyweight Ion Cutelaba has been taken off of tomorrow’s UFC 217 event due to a potential anti-doping policy violation per the company. USADA launched an investigation into Cutelaba because of a voluntary disclosure made during out-of-competition sample collections on October 18th and 19th. He has been put on provisional suspension and his bout with […]
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Good files lawsuit against supplement maker, Vitamin Shoppe
Lyman Good has filed a lawsuit against Gaspari Nutrition, Richard Gaspari, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Jared Wheat and Vitamin Shoppe as a result of a failed UFC drug test. Good alleges that a vitamin supplement he took was not properly labelled and contained a banned substance. The target supplement is Anavite according to the lawsuit which was […]
UFC Heavyweight accepts USADA’s two-year sanction
Carlos Felipe has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The 22-year-old Brazilian Heavyweight’s UFC career is suspended before it ever began. Felip tested positive for stanozolol metabolites, 16β-hydroxy-stanozolol and 3’hydroxy-stanozolol. Per the USADA release, “Stanozolol is a non-Specified Susbstance in the category of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at […]
Little Nog notified of potential USADA violation
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been flagged for a potential violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The light heavyweight’s upcoming fight against Jared Cannonier has been scratched with The Killa Gorilla awaiting for a replacement. The UFC released its standard statement regarding these matters. A portion of which reads: The UFC organization was notified today that […]
Jesse Taylor accepts 1-year USADA suspension
USADA announced that UFC welterweight Jesse Taylor has accepted a 1-year suspension for his use of Clomiphene. The TUF Champion will not be able to return to the Octagon until September 2018. Via USADA news release: Taylor, 34, tested positive for clomiphene following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on August 22, 2017. Clomiphene is a […]