Nick Roehrick was notified of a potential UFC anti-doping violation following an out-of-competition taken on August 8th. Roehrick made his UFC debut in a light heavyweight loss to Jarod Cannonier at the TUF 25 Finale in July. Roehrick had taken the fight with Cannonier on short notice. Prior to that, he fought on the regional […]
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Frank Mir signs with Bellator
Frank Mir has announced that he has signed a deal to fight for Bellator MMA. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion announced his plans via his podcast. Mir was issued a two-year suspension by USADA after testing positive for a banned substance. Mir claims the positive test may have been a result of eating kangaroo meat […]
Nick Diaz flagged for USADA Whereabouts violation
Nick Diaz has been notified of a potential UFC Anti-Doping Violation for not informing USADA about his whereabouts. Via UFC.com The UFC organization has been notified that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Nick Diaz of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from Diaz’s alleged accumulation of three Whereabouts Failures within a 12-month period. Diaz, like […]
George Sullivan issued 1 year suspension by USADA
USADA announced that George Sullivan tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a one-year sanction for his second violation of the UFC anti-doping policy. The 36 year old tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite 4-hydroxyclomiphene. Sullivan was pulled from his fight at UFC 208 this past February after he was informed of […]
Casey’s UFC 211 drug test flagged by Texas
UFC women’s strawweight fighter Cortney Case tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone in an in-competition drug screen at UFC 211 on May 13th. The test does not mean she took a banned substance as Texas can cite a fighter for elevated T:E levels. Per MMA Fighting, Casey had a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ration of 5.4:1. Per […]