Doping Test

UFC middleweight Oskar Piechota will be out of action until 2022 after accepting a 22-month suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency after failing a drug test. USADA officials announced the sanction on Wednesday. “Piechota, 31, tested positive for growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3)…

Until 2019, fighters who popped for pot in Florida could expect a suspension with the state’s boxing commission’s zero-tolerance policy on the plant. On Tuesday, the Florida State Athletic Commission voted to remove marijuana from the list of banned substances for which it monitors, commission spokesperson Patrick Fargason confirmed to…

Former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier weighed in on how much pound-for-pound great Jon Jones should make for a potential fight against heavyweight titleholder Francis Ngannou. Jones vacated the 205-pound title last August to pursue a title run in the heavyweight division. He’s yet to compete in…

Brazilian heavyweight Raphael Pessoa has accepted a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency following his second UFC anti-doping violation. USADA officials announced the suspension on Monday. “Pessoa Nunes, 32, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) as the result of urine samples collected…

A bantamweight matchup between Sean O’Malley and Louis Smolka is in the works for UFC 264. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans told MMA Fighting O’Malley and Smolka have verbally agreed to meet, though contracts have not yet been signed. Journalist Ryan Frederick was first to report the…

China's star swimmer Sun Yang, who is fighting to save his career after a doping controversy, has been given new hope of competing at the Olympics after China said reigning world champions were eligible for Tokyo. The China Swimming Association's announcement came as the three-time Olympic champion prepares for a…

TJ Dillashaw injured, out of UFC Vegas 26 headliner Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been forced out of his UFC Vegas 26 headlining match against Corey Sandhagen due to injury. The news was first reported by C. Contreras Legaspi via Twitter and Dillashaw later confirmed that he was…

Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has suffered an injury that’s forced him to withdraw from UFC Vegas 26, delaying a showdown with top contender Cory Sandhagen. Reporter C. Contreras Legaspi first reported on Twitter that Dillashaw suffered injury. Multiple people with knowledge of the injury confirmed MMA Fighting that…

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini could miss the Coppa Italia Final after ‘insulting an anti-doping inspector during a surprise visit’. The anti-doping prosecutor Pierfilippo Laviani has, according to news agency ANSA, charged the Orobici coach and asked for 20 days of disqualification. The report clarifies that the Atalanta coach ‘insulted…

Russian Olympic athletics champions Andrei Silnov and Natalya Antyukh have each been banned for four years for doping offences, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. Silnov and Antyukh were both charged last year with using or attempting to use a prohibited substance or method. The charges stemmed from a…