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I’m not going to recap the whole Jon Jones saga again. Let’s just say Jon failed some drug tests and got December’s UFC 232 event moved at the last minute from Las Vegas to California. Because of those ‘atypical’ tests before and later after his bout with Alexander Gustafsson he has been under a lot … Read more
Jon Jones was once the consensus GOAT and then we all know what happened with the court dates, suspensions, and then USADA becoming his arch nemesis. When he made his last comeback he did it in spectacular fashion by knocking out Daniel Cormier to recapture the light heavyweight title and then, in typical Jones fashion, … Read more
We love MMA, we really do. So when we heard Jon Jones would be eligible to fight in late October we got excited. However, we do agree with other sources that having his potential four year suspension reduced to 15 months seems a bit too lucky. Especially since this wasn’t his first offense. Some sentences … Read more
Italy. Bro. What are you doing? UFC’s Mara Romero Borella has been suspended until freaking 2044 by the Italian Anti-Doping Agency. This is by far the most incredibly insane ban we have ever seen except for maybe Wanderlei Silva’s lifetime ban for allegedly fleeing from a drug test. According to reports, Borella and her boyfriend … Read more
Craziness ensued when Frankie Edgar gave an interview very recently stating he was back in the gym sparring. DOH! Frankie is suspended by the NSAC for his knockout loss to Brian Ortega at UFC 222. The suspension specifically states he is to have no contact until April 3rd. – at all. After someone most likely … Read more
Former UFC light heavyweight champ and the man most considered the number one pound-for-pound mixed martial artist on the planet, Jon “Bones” Jones, held a press conference in New York last week in conjunction with UFC 210. Jones has been on the sidelines serving out a 1-year suspension for banned substances apparently linked to a … Read more
Roy “Big Country” Nelson got a nine-month suspension and $24,000 fine for kicking referee “Big” John McCarthy following his KO of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at UFC Fight Night 95 in September. Nelson considers Silva a friend and felt McCarthy took too long to stop the fight, so he gave “Big” John a slight kick with his foot … 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
It certainly looks like it could be a possibility according to Nick Diaz himself as he posted this message to this Instagram account: Just spoke with my legal team at Campbell & Williams and talks with the NV athletic commission are going well. We’re working hard with them to get this right. Thanks for the … Read more
Nick Diaz was suspended five years by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday for a failed drug test for marijuana in January when he fought Anderson Silva at UFC 183. Diaz was also fined 33 percent of his $500,000 fight purse which amounts to $165,000. It’s a harsh penalty but it was Diaz’s third … Read more