The parties in the Lyman Good lawsuit against the nutritional supplement maker and distributor is going forward in a federal court in New York city. As reported earlier this month, the lawsuit may be nearing an end with Defendants seeking a motion for summary judgment. For some background on the case, see here and here. […]
USADA
Werdum given 10-month reduction of USADA sanction
Fabricio Werdum was granted a 10-month reduction in his original two-year suspension due to “substantial assistance.” Werdum will be available for reinstatement on April 1, 2020. Under the UFC Anti-Doping Rules, an athlete facing a period of ineligibility who provides information that leads to the discovery of another violation or which results in a criminal […]
Pettis says he suing USADA for hand injury prior to Diaz fight
Lab result finds source of tainted supplement for Penne
Jessica Penne’s management has released a test report from an independent laboratory which reveals a finding of a contaminated medication. The document, as argued by her management, should exonerate her from the purported 4-year ban from fighting. Penne’s reps disclosed a one-page document that indicates a prescribed medication taken by Penne was contaminated with the […]
UFC welterweight given 6 month sanction for cocaine and Fentanyl
Earlier this week, the UFC issued a statement in which Dequan Townsend accepted a six-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine and norfentanyl, a metabolite of fentanyl and its derivatives. Townsend’s six-month period of ineligibility began on June 28, 2019. Townsend, a 33-year-old welterweight lost […]