UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has accused Conor McGregor, his outspoken opponent at UFC 189, of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The usually reserved Brazilian’s comments come as a retaliation to McGregor‘s usual pre-fight trash talk. The Irishman recently suggested most Brazilian fighters are guilty of taking illegal substances, something Aldo retorted by insisting on increased drug […]
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has accused Conor McGregor, his outspoken opponent at UFC 189, of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The usually reserved Brazilian’s comments come as a retaliation to McGregor‘s usual pre-fight trash talk. The Irishman recently suggested most Brazilian fighters are guilty of taking illegal substances, something Aldo retorted by insisting on increased drug […]
Damned if they don’t, damned if they do. That’s the feeling I had at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship news conference on performance-enhancing drugs. For years, observers of mixed martial arts have scoffed at the UFC’s seemingly lackadaisical efforts to control PEDs. Rightly so. While it was never an official stance, it felt […]
Damned if they don’t, damned if they do. That’s the feeling I had at the conclusion of Wednesday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship news conference on performance-enhancing drugs. For years, observers of mixed martial arts have scoffed at the UFC’s seemingly lackadaisical efforts to control PEDs. Rightly so. While it was never an official stance, it felt […]
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 […]
Former UFC and Bellator welterweight War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, was finally apprehended Friday after being charged with beating his ex-girlfriend, Christy Mack, a well-known porn star. With the aid of local police, War Machine was captured in Simi Valley, California, by U.S. Marshals yesterday afternoon at an Extended Stay America Hotel, per […]
Former UFC and Bellator welterweight War Machine, formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, was finally apprehended Friday after being charged with beating his ex-girlfriend, Christy Mack, a well-known porn star. With the aid of local police, War Machine was captured in Simi Valley, California, by U.S. Marshals yesterday afternoon at an Extended Stay America Hotel, per […]
When Frank Mir and Alistair Overeem fought each other at UFC 169, fans might as well have dubbed it a “loser leaves town match.” But it seems like the man who lost, Mir, isn’t leaving the UFC anytime soon. Mir’s manager, Malki Kawa, spoke with Fox Sports about what the former UFC heavyweight champion has […]
When Frank Mir and Alistair Overeem fought each other at UFC 169, fans might as well have dubbed it a “loser leaves town match.” But it seems like the man who lost, Mir, isn’t leaving the UFC anytime soon. Mir’s manager, Malki Kawa, spoke with Fox Sports about what the former UFC heavyweight champion has […]
This Saturday will mark the first time in nearly six years a new welterweight dynamo will be crowned UFC champion. Now while that initial perspective might frighten many fans still clinging on to the Georges St-Pierre era, it’s good news for a division in need of fresh fights and even more diverse opportunities. Fortunately for […]
This Saturday will mark the first time in nearly six years a new welterweight dynamo will be crowned UFC champion. Now while that initial perspective might frighten many fans still clinging on to the Georges St-Pierre era, it’s good news for a division in need of fresh fights and even more diverse opportunities. Fortunately for […]