NSAC Director Bennett: CIR Testing Done on Jones Sample, Came Back Clean

LAS VEGAS — In the wake of Jon Jones‘ failed test for cocaine metabolites, social media lit up with discussion over Jones’ curious testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratios. Victor Conte, the man who was famously involved with the BALCO doping scandal, took to social media to note that Jones’ T/E ratio was out of line with the norm. […]

LAS VEGAS — In the wake of Jon Jones‘ failed test for cocaine metabolites, social media lit up with discussion over Jones’ curious testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratios. Victor Conte, the man who was famously involved with the BALCO doping scandal, took to social media to note that Jones’ T/E ratio was out of line with the norm. […]

Fallout from Cung Le’s Positive Drug Test Raises Questions About UFC Testing

Even after a week of speculation, public disputes and good, solid reporting by MMA’s best journalists, there is still a lot we don’t know about Cung Le’s positive drug test. At this point, though, the simple question of Le’s guilt or innocence has become secondary to the one thing we can say with absolute certainty: […]

Even after a week of speculation, public disputes and good, solid reporting by MMA’s best journalists, there is still a lot we don’t know about Cung Le’s positive drug test. At this point, though, the simple question of Le’s guilt or innocence has become secondary to the one thing we can say with absolute certainty: […]

Cung Le Denies Taking HGH or PEDs, Questions Lab Testing Procedures

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 […]

UFC Middleweight Cung Le Suspended After Testing Positive for HGH

Cung Le was uncertain about his future in MMA. The UFC might have just made the decision for him. In a statement released late Wednesday, UFC officials announced that the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion tested positive for excessive human growth hormone (HGH) following his August 23 TKO defeat to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]

Cung Le was uncertain about his future in MMA. The UFC might have just made the decision for him. In a statement released late Wednesday, UFC officials announced that the 42-year-old former Strikeforce champion tested positive for excessive human growth hormone (HGH) following his August 23 TKO defeat to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night […]

GSP: No UFC Return Without Independent Drug Testing

Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says fight fans shouldn’t expect him to strap on the gloves again unless the world’s premiere mixed martial arts organization institutes independent drug testing.  Rush vacated UFC gold, which he won back in April 2008, last December. He was only a few weeks removed from a razor-thin split-decision win […]

Former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says fight fans shouldn’t expect him to strap on the gloves again unless the world’s premiere mixed martial arts organization institutes independent drug testing.  Rush vacated UFC gold, which he won back in April 2008, last December. He was only a few weeks removed from a razor-thin split-decision win […]

Can the UFC Survive Random Drug Testing?

In the prime of his fighting career, Georges St-Pierre—the former welterweight king and pound-for-pound great—walked away from MMA just eight months ago, citing personal issues.  Months after his departure, the MMA community gained greater insight on what St-Pierre’s concerns were partially hinged upon: the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MMA and the UFC.  As the […]

In the prime of his fighting career, Georges St-Pierre—the former welterweight king and pound-for-pound great—walked away from MMA just eight months ago, citing personal issues.  Months after his departure, the MMA community gained greater insight on what St-Pierre’s concerns were partially hinged upon: the use of performance-enhancing drugs in MMA and the UFC.  As the […]