Kevin Lee and Islam Makhachev Informally Agree to Fight

Kevin Lee has not seen the inside of an Octagon since losing to Al Iaquinta recently at UFC Milwaukee last December, and yet he has remained active on social media in pursuing his next opponent. One name that Kevin Lee recently raised as a potential op…

Kevin Lee has not seen the inside of an Octagon since losing to Al Iaquinta recently at UFC Milwaukee last December, and yet he has remained active on social media in pursuing his next opponent. One name that Kevin Lee recently raised as a potential opponent is Gregor Gillespie following Gillespie’s dominant victory over Yancy […]

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Alex Hernandez: Islam Makhachev Is Not On My Radar

Alex Hernandez is one of the brightest standouts in arguably the deepest division in the UFC, the lightweight division. Getting off to a hot 2-0 start, with a first-round KO of Beneil Dariush followed by a unanimous decision victory over Olivier Aubin-…

Alex Hernandez is one of the brightest standouts in arguably the deepest division in the UFC, the lightweight division. Getting off to a hot 2-0 start, with a first-round KO of Beneil Dariush followed by a unanimous decision victory over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Hernandez has earned and maintained a spot in the lightweight rankings at #13. […]

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UFC Calgary Video Highlights: Makhachev Submits Johnson

Islam Makhachev’s submission adds to the list of UFC Calgary video highlights. On the FOX portion of the UFC Calgary prelims, Makhachev took on Kajan Johnson. While Johnson was riding a four-fight winning streak, Makhachev hadn’t lost a fig…

Islam Makhachev’s submission adds to the list of UFC Calgary video highlights. On the FOX portion of the UFC Calgary prelims, Makhachev took on Kajan Johnson. While Johnson was riding a four-fight winning streak, Makhachev hadn’t lost a fight since Oct. 2015. On this night, it was Makhachev who walked out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada with […]

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USADA Lifts Islam Makhachev’s Suspension, UFC Issues Statement

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This weekend, UFC issued a second statement regarding a pair potential USADA Anti-Doping violations.

As noted, UFC Heavyweight contender Daniel Omielanczuk has been flagged for a potential USADA Anti-Doping violation. Later in the day, UFC released another statement regarding the suspension of Islam Makhachev being lifted.

UFC issued the following statement regarding Makhachev on their official website:

“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, has lifted Islam Makhachev’s provisional suspension due to recent WADA statements regarding the handling of Meldonium cases, making him immediately eligible to return to competition. Makhachev was provisionally suspended by USADA on April 15, 2016, as a result of a potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation involving Meldonium, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.”

For additional information regarding WADA’s Meldonium statements can be found on the official USADA website.

islam-makhachev

This weekend, UFC issued a second statement regarding a pair potential USADA Anti-Doping violations.

As noted, UFC Heavyweight contender Daniel Omielanczuk has been flagged for a potential USADA Anti-Doping violation. Later in the day, UFC released another statement regarding the suspension of Islam Makhachev being lifted.

UFC issued the following statement regarding Makhachev on their official website:

“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, has lifted Islam Makhachev’s provisional suspension due to recent WADA statements regarding the handling of Meldonium cases, making him immediately eligible to return to competition. Makhachev was provisionally suspended by USADA on April 15, 2016, as a result of a potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation involving Meldonium, a prohibited substance on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.”

For additional information regarding WADA’s Meldonium statements can be found on the official USADA website.