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For men and especially active men, testosterone is the holy grail of hormones as it is literally what makes a man a man. According to the National Institutes of Health, testosterone is responsible for driving gains in bone density, body hair and changes to your voice as you go through puberty. Testosterone is also important for … Read more
No. 5 ranked UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell is the latest fighter to be flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping policy violation. The result stems from an out of competition test taken last month and his scheduled bout against former champ Fabricio Werdum at UFC 211 in May is now in jeopardy and most likely is … Read more
Yesterday we told you about three UFC fighters who we felt it might be time to call it a career, and today we’re sharing three more who we don’t want to see take any more damage inside the octagon. Let us know if you agree with our list.
Mixed martial arts legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic announced his retirement earlier this week citing a shoulder injury. Now we’re being told Cro Cop has been flagged for a doping violation. MMAJunkie has the scoop: UFC announced today that a scheduled bout between Mirko Cro Cop and Anthony Hamilton in Seoul, South Korea has been … 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
Here we go again. It’s getting hard to keep up with just how many UFC fighters have been getting popped lately for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). The latest casualty is featherweight Brian Ortega (8-0, 1 NC), an RFA transplant, who made his UFC debut in July when he submitted Michael De La Torre at UFC … Read more
As part of Chael Sonnen’s “punishment” for failing two random pre-fight drug tests leading up to a fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC 175 — and I use the term “punishment” loosely — Sonnen has been asked to help the Nevada State Athletic Commission battle performance enhancing drug use (PEDs) and educate other fighters on … Read more
UFC officials have confirmed UFCFIGHTPASS.com will be streaming live coverage of this Wednesday’s (July 23) Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing. Officials said FIGHT PASS’s coverage of the previous Nevada Athletic Commission meeting was very well received, and they are happy to provide live coverage of the Commission meeting for their subscribers once again. The Commission meeting is scheduled … Read more
Number six ranked middleweight Tim Kennedy’s reaction to UFC President Dana White saying former TRT user Vitor Belfort could get his title shot against Chris Weidman in Brazil (via Facebook): “I realize that my boss can do whatever he wants. But it seems ridiculous to even consider having Belfort fight for the title in Brazil. … Read more
Following Chris Weidman’s two stoppages of Anderson Silva and his recent win over Lyoto Machida, UFC President Dana White says the middleweight champ will take on former TRT user Vitor Belfort next… if and when he can pass the drug screen process and get cleared by the athletic commission. From UFC.com: White said that next up … Read more