Cung Le Seeking Release from UFC Following Overturned Suspension

If Cung Le has his way, his time as a UFC fighter is over. Speaking with Josh Gross on the Gross Point Blank podcast, Le minced no words when discussing his feelings on the UFC’s handling of his recent drug-testing issues, flatly saying, “I prefer not to put the effort into something I don’t believe […]

If Cung Le has his way, his time as a UFC fighter is over. Speaking with Josh Gross on the Gross Point Blank podcast, Le minced no words when discussing his feelings on the UFC’s handling of his recent drug-testing issues, flatly saying, “I prefer not to put the effort into something I don’t believe […]

Cung Le Controversy Highlights UFC’s Need for Strict Regulation

Tuesday’s decision by the Ultimate Fighting Championship to rescind a suspension handed down to Cung Le was a curious one. For those unaware, Le was sent to the sidelines for 12 months after a blood sample taken after his August 23 loss to Michael Bisping showed an elevated level of human growth hormone. There was rampant speculation […]

Tuesday’s decision by the Ultimate Fighting Championship to rescind a suspension handed down to Cung Le was a curious one. For those unaware, Le was sent to the sidelines for 12 months after a blood sample taken after his August 23 loss to Michael Bisping showed an elevated level of human growth hormone. There was rampant speculation […]

UFC Rescinds Middleweight Cung Le’s PED Suspension

Cung Le is back in the UFC after UFC officials rescinded the middleweight’s suspension, which they originally handed down when Le supposedly failed an August drug test the UFC itself administered. The UFC announced the decision Tuesday in a statement, which was initially reported by Damon Martin of Fox Sports. Le had failed the screening, […]

Cung Le is back in the UFC after UFC officials rescinded the middleweight’s suspension, which they originally handed down when Le supposedly failed an August drug test the UFC itself administered. The UFC announced the decision Tuesday in a statement, which was initially reported by Damon Martin of Fox Sports. Le had failed the screening, […]

Fallout from Cung Le’s Positive Drug Test Raises Questions About UFC Testing

Even after a week of speculation, public disputes and good, solid reporting by MMA’s best journalists, there is still a lot we don’t know about Cung Le’s positive drug test. At this point, though, the simple question of Le’s guilt or innocence has become secondary to the one thing we can say with absolute certainty: […]

Even after a week of speculation, public disputes and good, solid reporting by MMA’s best journalists, there is still a lot we don’t know about Cung Le’s positive drug test. At this point, though, the simple question of Le’s guilt or innocence has become secondary to the one thing we can say with absolute certainty: […]

Cung Le Denies Taking HGH or PEDs, Questions Lab Testing Procedures

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le says he is “completely surprised” to hear he failed a post-fight drug test for human growth hormone (HGH), and he is calling into question the procedures used to test him. In a written statement sent to MMA Junkie, Le pleaded his innocence after the UFC handed down a one-year […]

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le says he is “completely surprised” to hear he failed a post-fight drug test for human growth hormone (HGH), and he is calling into question the procedures used to test him. In a written statement sent to MMA Junkie, Le pleaded his innocence after the UFC handed down a one-year […]

UFC Middleweight Cung Le Suspended After Testing Positive for HGH

Cung Le was uncertain about his future in MMA. The UFC might have just made the decision for him. In a statement released late Wednesday, UFC officials announced that the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion tested positive for excessive human growth hormone (HGH) following his August 23 TKO defeat to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]

Cung Le was uncertain about his future in MMA. The UFC might have just made the decision for him. In a statement released late Wednesday, UFC officials announced that the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion tested positive for excessive human growth hormone (HGH) following his August 23 TKO defeat to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]