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Daniel Cormier Reacts To Teammate’s Lifetime Ban

Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier reacts to his teammate, Ruslan Magomedov’s lifetime ban imposed by the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA). Magomedov will now hold the dubious title of the first UFC fighter to receive a lifetime ban from USADA. The ban was issued after the Russian fighter refused to take his third USADA test. […]

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Heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier reacts to his teammate, Ruslan Magomedov’s lifetime ban imposed by the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA).

Magomedov will now hold the dubious title of the first UFC fighter to receive a lifetime ban from USADA. The ban was issued after the Russian fighter refused to take his third USADA test. Magomedov failed his two previous USADA tests in 2016 and 2018 respectfully.

“It’s crazy! No one needs to be doing illegal s—. Teammate or not. It’s not cool. What did he pop for?”, Cormier tweeted in reaction to his teammate’s ban.

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Teammate or not, Cormier obviously disproves of performance-enhancing drug cheats. “DC” has had more than one of his fights decided either directly or indirectly because of accused cheat Jon Jones and his issues with USADA.






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Daniel Cormier Reacts To AKA Teammate Receiving Lifetime USADA Ban

Yesterday (Mon. April 1, 2019) it was announced that UFC heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov received a lifetime United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ban. Magomedov was handed down the lifetime ban after failing two USADA drug tests in 2016 and 2018, and …

Yesterday (Mon. April 1, 2019) it was announced that UFC heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov received a lifetime United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ban. Magomedov was handed down the lifetime ban after failing two USADA drug tests in 2016 and 2018, and then refusing to take a third. The ban was the first-ever lifetime ban handed down […]

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UFC Heavyweight Receives Lifetime Ban From USADA

The U.S. Anti-Doping agency has handed down a lifetime suspension to an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight. Ruslan Magomedov was in violation of the anti-doping policy for a second and third time. USADA had seen enough from the Russian he…

The U.S. Anti-Doping agency has handed down a lifetime suspension to an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight. Ruslan Magomedov was in violation of the anti-doping policy for a second and third time. USADA had seen enough from the Russian heavyweight as they announced a lifetime ban for Magomedov. Magomedov’s last UFC bout was back in […]

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UFC 204 Picks Up Jimi Manuwa-Ovince Saint Preux, Stefan Struve-Ruslan Magomedov

According to a report by MMA Fighting, two more bouts have been set for UFC 204, as Jimi Manuwa takes on Ovince Saint Preux and Stefan Struve battles Ruslan Magomedov.

Manuwa (15-2) has yet to fight this year as he has been recovering from an injury…

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According to a report by MMA Fighting, two more bouts have been set for UFC 204, as Jimi Manuwa takes on Ovince Saint Preux and Stefan Struve battles Ruslan Magomedov.

Manuwa (15-2) has yet to fight this year as he has been recovering from an injury. In his last appearance, he was knocked out by top contender Anthony Johnson.

Saint Preux (19-8) stepped in on short notice and fought Jon Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title in April, losing via decision. He has recovered from a broken arm suffered early in that fight.

Struve (27-8) knocked out Antonio Silva in 16 seconds this past May, while Magomedov (14-1) is on a nine-fight win streak.

UFC 204 takes place October 8 from England and is expected to feature Michael Bisping defending his middleweight belt vs. Dan Henderson.

Eight Fighters Bringing UFC’s Heavyweight Division Back From The Dead

Not so long ago the UFC’s heavyweight division appeared to be in terminal decline, but recently there have been signs that there’s still some fight left in the land of the giants. A major issue in the heavyweight division has been the fact that it’s suffering from an aging roster, with the average age of

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Not so long ago the UFC’s heavyweight division appeared to be in terminal decline, but recently there have been signs that there’s still some fight left in the land of the giants.

A major issue in the heavyweight division has been the fact that it’s suffering from an aging roster, with the average age of the top 10 contenders and champion coming in at 36 years old combined, significantly older than the UFC’s other divisions.

Many of the same old faces that were around a decade and more ago are still competing today, and while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, there have also been troubling signs these veterans were finally running out of steam.

However, the good news is that over the past few months, we’ve seen promising signs that some of the divisions biggest stars may have been written off too soon, while a few much-needed fresh faces are slowly beginning to emerge who could help secure the division’s future in the long term.

There’s still a long way to go before the division is firing on all cylinders, but in this article, we’ll take a closer look at eight fighters who are playing their part in bringing the division back from the dead.

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