Tag: PED’s

BREAKING: Brock Lesnar Flagged By USADA For Potential Anti-Doping Violation

When Brock Lesnar announced that he would be making his highly-anticipated return to fighting at July 9’s UFC 200 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, many had speculated on how he would be handled by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Typically when a fighter comes out of retirement, he must be entered into the USADA testing

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When Brock Lesnar announced that he would be making his highly-anticipated return to fighting at July 9’s UFC 200 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, many had speculated on how he would be handled by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Typically when a fighter comes out of retirement, he must be entered into the USADA testing pool four months prior to competing.

Given that Lesnar had announced his return just weeks before the landmark event, however, he was granted an exception to that rule by the UFC. Lesnar has also been questioned regarding performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs) due to his freakish physique, but he had never tested positive for any type of steroid – that is until now.

According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, “The Beast” has been flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation stemming from a test administered on June 28, 2016:

USADA had claimed that they had intensely tested Lesnar leading up to UFC 200, and it appears as if they have found something. This marks the second massive ‘bust’ by USADA regarding UFC 200, as scheduled headliner Jon Jones was pulled from the card just days prior after being notified of a potential anti-doping violation as well.

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA.com as more news unfolds regarding this matter.

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Quote: ‘Safe Level’ Of PEDs Should Be Allowed in MMA

We have seen an increased amount of performance-enhancing-drug (PED) violations in the UFC since the arrival of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who has vowed to clean up the sport. The latest USADA flagging was a shocking one, as pound-for-pound king Jon Jones was recently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 headliner just days

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We have seen an increased amount of performance-enhancing-drug (PED) violations in the UFC since the arrival of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), who has vowed to clean up the sport. The latest USADA flagging was a shocking one, as pound-for-pound king Jon Jones was recently pulled from his scheduled UFC 200 headliner just days prior due to a possible anti-doping violation.

UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock has an interesting view on the PED issue in MMA. “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” actually feels as if PEDs should be regulated and allowed on a ‘safe level’:

“Listen I think it’s pretty clear. I’ve taken a stance on it. My stance has always been upfront that this needs to be regulated. It needs to be a point where guys can use it at a safe level, because it does help. It does help in your health, and it does help in your recovery.” Shamrock said on Inside MMA.

Continuing on, Shamrock, who has tested positive for PEDs before, also implied that the UFC has allowed performance-enhancing-drug use for years:

“I just don’t see how they’re gonna stop something that they’ve allowed to happen for so long. I think my biggest anger with this is that it seems like everybody wants you to believe that their heads were stuck in the sand when all this was going on and then when something like this happens, their heads pop up out of the sand and they go, ‘Oh my gosh I can’t believe that happened! How dare you! You’re such a bad person! I’m so angry at you!’ And the reality of it is that everybody knows it’s going on in almost every sport across the United States.”

What do you make of Shamrock’s view on the matter?

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Quote: Mark Hunt Should Come To UFC 200 ‘Juiced To The Gills’

The mixed martial arts (MMA) community hasn’t taken lightly to the UFC making an exception for Brock Lesnar in terms of his USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) drug testing requirements. Lesnar will be coming out of retirement to make his return at July 9’s UFC 200 against Mark Hunt. Typically when a fighter comes out

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The mixed martial arts (MMA) community hasn’t taken lightly to the UFC making an exception for Brock Lesnar in terms of his USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) drug testing requirements.

Lesnar will be coming out of retirement to make his return at July 9’s UFC 200 against Mark Hunt. Typically when a fighter comes out of retirement, he would have to let USADA know four months in advance so that he could be entered into the drug testing pool.

With the event being less than a month away, however, Lesnar was dismissed from this requirement. Given his insane physique, many have been rubbed the wrong way by the situation.

Retired UFC fighter Brendan Schaub recently spoke on the ‘fishy’ situation on an edition of his podcast:

 “He (Lesnar) could have gotten off of them, and tailored off. Now he can fight and be clean. So I’m retired and let’s say they want me to fight; I have to give the drug testing sanction, body a four-month heads up like, ‘Hey, I am thinking about fighting.’ They will be like ‘Okay, you have four months where we are going to test you and you got to be clean.’ He skipped all of that and now he only has four weeks where they can test him. Does no one think this is fishy? Hey man, you can’t do that.”

Not only does Schaub think the situation is a bit strange, but he also feels as if Hunt should show up to UFC 200 ‘juiced to the gills’:

“Mark Hunt should be able to take whatever he wants. Mark Hunt should come juiced to the gills and look like f**king Chong Li from Blood sport with traps from here to here. F**k you!”

In closing, Schaub once again claimed that Lesnar’s situation just seems a bit off:

“So maybe six months ago he told Dana, ‘Hey man I want to fight.’ And Dana was like, ‘Cool, well listen you know there is that four-month window.’ And he’ll say, ‘Okay, let’s see how we can work around this,’ If this doesn’t signal to every human being in the world that he’s probably on stuff.”

Are you worried that Lesnar has effectively worked the system?

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UFC Veteran: PED Users Look Like Women That Gave Birth

UFC veteran Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal will return to action in Las Vegas at tonight’s (May 29, 2016) UFC Fight Night 88 card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center as he takes on the always tough Lorenz Larkin. Leading up to his highly-anticipated bout, Masvidal spoke up on the use of performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs) in the sport

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UFC veteran Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal will return to action in Las Vegas at tonight’s (May 29, 2016) UFC Fight Night 88 card from the Mandalay Bay Events Center as he takes on the always tough Lorenz Larkin.

Leading up to his highly-anticipated bout, Masvidal spoke up on the use of performance-enhancing-drugs (PEDs) in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA), claiming that a plethora of steroid users were seriously affected by the UFC signing on with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA):

“This is gonna hurt a lot of people’s feelings, but I like to say the truth, so let the truth be told,” said Masvidal in a recent appearance on The Three Amigos podcast (transcribed by Bloody Elbow). “I don’t do steroids. I didn’t do steroids when I was first in this sport, and I don’t do them now. That’s a big reason why I’m still getting better. A lot of these guys that were on the steroids and the PEDs…when USADA came in, these guys were running out the door trying to dodge the test. That wasn’t me.”

Not only does Masvidal insist that he’s never taken PEDs, but he had a rather strange opinion on those who have taken PEDs and are now attempting to ween off of them, comparing them to ‘women that gave birth’:

“A lot of these motherf*ckers can’t do those things that were getting them over the top and getting them the big paychecks and all these endorsements from supplement companies anymore,” added Masvidal. “Now you look at their bodies, they look like women that gave birth, you know? These dudes are supposed to be pro athletes, and you look at them now when they compete, and you’re like, “What the f*ck happened to so-and-so?” You look back at them six months ago, before USADA came in the building, this dude looked like a juggernaut. Now he don’t. I’m so thankful I never messed with that stuff.”

In closing, Masvidal praised the new and improved stricter drug testing, saying that fighters who felt invincible are no longer on top without the use of PEDs:

“I’ve had injuries in the past, but it hasn’t been those crazy-ass injuries that you hear about because people were juiced out of their minds doing things that they’re not supposed to,” said Masvidal. “A lot of those dudes that were in PRIDE, over there in Japan doing that craziness, when they came over here, you didn’t see them shining like that anymore, because it was somewhat regulated over here. They would test here and there, but now with USADA, everything changed. Motherf*ckers that thought that they were invincible, they’re finding out real quick that they’re far from it.”

What do you make of “Gamebred’s” remarks?

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Read Lyoto Machida’s Apology For USADA Violation

In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week. The latest was a bit of a surprise, however. It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion

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In this day and age where the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) oversees the UFC’s drug testing strategies, it seems as if drug test failures are coming every other week.

The latest was a bit of a surprise, however.

It was reported earlier today (April 13, 2016) that long-time veteran and former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida had admitted to using a banned substance ahead of his scheduled UFC on FOX 19 (April 16, 2016) rematch with Dan “Hendo” Henderson from Tampa, Florida.

As a result, the UFC has pulled him from the card, and Machida will likely face consequences after further details are provided by USADA.

In the wake of the news, Machida took to his official Facebook page to explain himself, apologizing to his fans, and noting that he didn’t know that the substance had been banned:

Are you buying Machida’s explanation, and what type of punishment do you expect to be given to “The Dragon”?

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And The Latest UFC Fighter to Be Busted for Banned Substances Is…Lyoto Machida?!!


(Say it ain’t so, Lyoto…)

The UFC’s recently-implemented, USADA-partnered drug-testing program has been quietly gaining steam at a predictable-but-still-scary rate since it was officially implemented last October, most recently catching Frank Mir in what may very well be a career-ending mistake earlier in the month and busting Viscardi Andrade just earlier in the week for a similar violation.

While the anti-doping agency’s settlement with Yoel Romero shows that the system is not exactly fool-proof yet, it’s still doing a respectable job of cleaning up the sport’s dirtiest fighters and hitting them where it hurts the most.

One of the last fighters that you would ever expect to be lumped into that category, however, is former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.

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(Say it ain’t so, Lyoto…)

The UFC’s recently-implemented, USADA-partnered drug-testing program has been quietly gaining steam at a predictable-but-still-scary rate since it was officially implemented last October, most recently catching Frank Mir in what may very well be a career-ending mistake earlier in the month and busting Viscardi Andrade just earlier in the week for a similar violation.

While the anti-doping agency’s settlement with Yoel Romero shows that the system is not exactly fool-proof yet, it’s still doing a respectable job of cleaning up the sport’s dirtiest fighters and hitting them where it hurts the most.

One of the last fighters that you would ever expect to be lumped into that category, however, is former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. Over the course of his near-10 year career in the UFC, “The Dragon” has displayed nothing less than the epitome of class and professionalism both inside and outside of the octagon, serving as a true ambassador for a sport with only a handful of guys that you’d ever want to give such a title to. But just as Anderson Silva did before him, Machida once again reminded us that

Scheduled to rematch Dan Henderson in the co-main event of this weekend’s UFC on FOX 19 card — a card which has already taken its fair share of hits, for what it’s worth — Machida shocked the MMA world this afternoon by admitting that he had used a banned substance while being administered an out-of-competition drug test.

“The UFC organization was made aware today by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, that Lyoto Machida declared the usage of a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week,” UFC official stated on Wednesday.

“Machida stated that he was unaware that the substance was prohibited both in and out of competition and, in accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, his disclosure of usage will be taken into consideration by USADA during any potential results management and adjudication process.”

And this right here is why my only heroes are ghosts, Nation. I guess we could give props to Machida for being up front with his banned substance use (though which one he used specifically has not been revealed yet) instead of belittling our intelligence by blaming his positive test on the sauna or the guy testing your samples, but at the same time, Machida is the one guy I would have believed was the victim of some crazy mix up. WHY YOU GOTTA BREAKA MY HEART, LYOTO?! WHYYYY!!!!

As a result of his admission, Machida’s scheduled bout with Henderson has been pulled from UFC on FOX 19, and Henderson is PISSED.

Take it easy, Dan.

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