UFC Utica: Jessica Aguilar vs. Jodie Esquibel Canceled

Jessica Aguilar and Jodie Esquibel will no longer be competing tonight (June 1). Aguilar and Esquibel were set to clash on the preliminary portion of UFC Utica, but it appears those plans have gone awry. The two were going to meet inside the Adirondack…

Jessica Aguilar and Jodie Esquibel will no longer be competing tonight (June 1). Aguilar and Esquibel were set to clash on the preliminary portion of UFC Utica, but it appears those plans have gone awry. The two were going to meet inside the Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Instead, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) […]

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UFC 212 Free Fight: Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Aguilar

Flash back two years in this UFC 212 fight primer as Claudia Gadelha takes on Jessica Aguilar. Gadelha will meet Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event next Saturday night of UFC 212 from Brazil. The Brazilian entered the contest at UFC 190 vs. Aguilar as the No. 1 ranked challenger to Joanna Jedrzejczyk and the […]

Flash back two years in this UFC 212 fight primer as Claudia Gadelha takes on Jessica Aguilar. Gadelha will meet Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event next Saturday night of UFC 212 from Brazil. The Brazilian entered the contest at UFC 190 vs. Aguilar as the No. 1 ranked challenger to Joanna Jedrzejczyk and the […]

Women’s Strawweight Fails Drug Test at UFC 211

An impressive win for women’s strawweight Cortney Casey will be stricken from the record books. Casey tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone during an in-competition drug screen in conjunction with her dominant unanimous decision win over WSOF champ Jessica Aguilar at May 13’s UFC 211 from Dallas according to an open records request from […]

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An impressive win for women’s strawweight Cortney Casey will be stricken from the record books.

Casey tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone during an in-competition drug screen in conjunction with her dominant unanimous decision win over WSOF champ Jessica Aguilar at May 13’s UFC 211 from Dallas according to an open records request from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) obtained by MMA Fighting earlier today.

Her win over Aguilar has been changed to a no contest, and she has been suspended for three months, in addition to facing a fine up to $2,000. The records reveled Casey has tested positive for a 5.4:1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone, higher than the 4:1 allowed limit.

While she may be suspended, it’s important to note that Casey has not been flagged for using any specific substances. Her sample would reportedly have to be further tested using isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) to clarify if the elevated levels had come from ingesting exogenous testosterone according to the MMA Fighting report.

She has also not been flagged by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner. UFC vice president of health and performance Jeff Novitzky stated USADA has not brought any case up against Casey:

“We have not been informed by USADA of anything regarding a potential anti-doping policy violation for Cortney Casey,” Novitzky said. “No positive tests, no suspicion of anything — now or in the past. USADA has not been in contact with us about anything at all related to that.”

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UFC 211: Cortney Casey Handles Former WSOF Champion Jessica Aguilar

There have been no easy outs for Cortney Casey since coming to the UFC in 2015. Her debut inside the Octagon was vs. Joanne Calderwood, while her second fight was vs. veteran Seo Hee Ham. Casey dropped both via decision, but rebounded with first round finishes in 2016. Saturday night at UFC 211, the 30-year-old […]

There have been no easy outs for Cortney Casey since coming to the UFC in 2015. Her debut inside the Octagon was vs. Joanne Calderwood, while her second fight was vs. veteran Seo Hee Ham. Casey dropped both via decision, but rebounded with first round finishes in 2016. Saturday night at UFC 211, the 30-year-old […]

Jessica Aguilar on UFC 211 Bout: ‘The Fire is Coming Back For Sure’

Don’t ask Jessica Aguilar if the fire still burns for her. The former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) strawweight champion is still highly regarded in the 115-pound division. Despite being out of professional mixed martial arts (MMA) competition since Aug. 2015, “JAG” sits at the 12th spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight […]

Don’t ask Jessica Aguilar if the fire still burns for her. The former World Series of Fighting (WSOF) strawweight champion is still highly regarded in the 115-pound division. Despite being out of professional mixed martial arts (MMA) competition since Aug. 2015, “JAG” sits at the 12th spot on the official Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight […]

UFC 211: Jessica Aguilar to Face Cortney Casey in Dallas

Jessica Aguilar will try to secure her first UFC win this May when she faces Cortney Casey at UFC 211. Aguilar (19-5), a former Bellator champion, dropped her Octagon debut via decision to Claudia Gadelha in 2015. She missed all of last year after suffering a torn ACL. Casey (6-4) is 2-3 with the promotion […]

Jessica Aguilar will try to secure her first UFC win this May when she faces Cortney Casey at UFC 211. Aguilar (19-5), a former Bellator champion, dropped her Octagon debut via decision to Claudia Gadelha in 2015. She missed all of last year after suffering a torn ACL. Casey (6-4) is 2-3 with the promotion […]