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WWE superstar and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is back in the USADA testing pool according to sources close to the situation. It has been rumored Lesnar was at the UFC offices during International Fight Week talking about a potential return to the octagon when the promotion holds their next event at Madison Square … Read more
Brock Lesnar is currently suspended from MMA in any organization by the Nevada State Athletic Commission because he failed a pair of positive drug tests both before and after the UFC 200 event. Attorney Howard Jacobs on behalf of Lesnar asked an independent drug testing lab to examine both an eye and a foot cream, which … Read more
In the later part of 2015, the UFC announced a few changes coming to the organization. First, the UFC introduced the Reebok deal to the world. Secondly, the UFC partnered with USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency). Since then, both have received massive criticism from not only the media but the public, especially USADA. Many fighters have fallen … Read more
Former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar has long denied his Herculean physique was the result of steroids. He’s walked out of interviews for being questioned about it, and prior to UFC 200 he made the statement, “I’m a white boy that’s jacked. Deal with it.” Now it has come to light … Read more
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt thinks his UFC 200 opponent, former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, is “juiced to the gills” but he’s “still gonna get knocked out”. Hunt doesn’t like that Lesnar is getting a drug test exemption from USADA after spending the last few years in the WWE ring. UFC 200 is scheduled for July 9 … Read more
Gleison Tibau has been in the UFC nearly a decade now. Next November will be 10 years the 32-year-old American Top Team product has been fighting the top lightweights inside the Octagon. His first fight in the UFC was at welterweight, a TKO loss to Nick Diaz, then he moved down to lightweight where he has … Read more
Vitor Belfort appeared on AXStv’s Inside MMA Friday night despite some tough questions. Belfort responded to the Deadspin article, saying he took the fight at UFC 152 on short notice and shared all of his information with the UFC and the athletic commission. He said he’s “not running away from the media” and claims he invited … Read more
Having fought at UFC 188, Gilbert Melendez was scheduled to make a quick return and fight on the upcoming UFC Fight Night 71 card on July 15. Plans changed when it was revealed that Melendez tested positive for a banned substance following his UFC 188 performance and that he had been suspended for one year. … Read more
Here’s a hint. If you’re a UFC fighter, don’t run from a drug test or you may just find yourself without a way to make a living. Wanderlei Silva (aka “The Axe Murderer”) evaded a random drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) earlier this year, only to later claim he had been … Read more
Wanderlei Silva, “The Axe Murderer”, has retired. He released the following video today explaining his reasons, saying the UFC underpays and does not respect their fighters. All of this certainly has nothing to do with the fact Wanderlei ran from a random NSAC drug test earlier this year and was likely going to have a … Read more