UFC Betting Sites – The Best MMA Online Bookies
UFC best betting sites and the best MMA odds and gambling news
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is seemingly not over USADA’s weight-cut interruption prior to UFC 278 last month. At the August 20 pay-per-view, held at Salt Lake City’s Vivint Arena, Costa shared the Octagon with Luke Rockhold. Whi…
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is seemingly not over USADA’s weight-cut interruption prior to UFC 278 last month. At the August 20 pay-per-view, held at Salt Lake City’s Vivint Arena, Costa shared the Octagon with Luke Rockhold. While he got the job done on fight night, outpointing the former champion in the event’s FOTN, “Borrachinha”…
Continue Reading Costa: If I Knew The Head Of USADA, They’d Be In Trouble at MMA News.
Nate Diaz surprised absolutely no one today as he proceeded to get high in front of a USADA agent, even trying to convince him to take a hit. One of the original weed advocates in MMA along with brother Nick, there was once a time being caught with THC…
Nate Diaz surprised absolutely no one today as he proceeded to get high in front of a USADA agent, even trying to convince him to take a hit. One of the original weed advocates in MMA along with brother Nick, there was once a time being caught with THC metabolites would invoke fear of a…
Continue Reading Nate Diaz Gets High As USADA Holds Him Captive For His Urine at MMA News.
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has backed USADA following Kamaru Usman’s criticism of how the organization operates. Since 2015, the MMA leader has maintained a partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which was im…
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has backed USADA following Kamaru Usman’s criticism of how the organization operates. Since 2015, the MMA leader has maintained a partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which was implemented to ensure that the integrity of the sport is upheld. In testing for banned substances, USADA demands that athletes…
Continue Reading Johnson: Usman & Fighters Should Stop Whining About USADA at MMA News.
After putting a definitive stamp on his rivalry with Max Holloway at UFC 276, Alexander Volkanovski has opened up about his performance in their second fight. The UFC featherweight champion successfully defended his title for the fourth time in the co-…
After putting a definitive stamp on his rivalry with Max Holloway at UFC 276, Alexander Volkanovski has opened up about his performance in their second fight. The UFC featherweight champion successfully defended his title for the fourth time in the co-main event of UFC 276. “The Great” put on a dominant performance in his third…
Continue Reading Volkanovski Reveals How USADA Impacted Performance In Holloway II at MMA News.
Erin Blanchfield has shared details of the “misunderstanding” with USADA that resulted in her receiving a public warning from the UFC’s anti-doping partner. The 23-year-old recently spoke to the New York Post in the lead-up to her fight with JJ Aldrich on June 4. When asked about the warning she received from USADA for failing…
Continue Reading Erin Blanchfield Shares What She Learned From USADA Mix-Up at MMA News.
Erin Blanchfield has shared details of the “misunderstanding” with USADA that resulted in her receiving a public warning from the UFC’s anti-doping partner.
The 23-year-old recently spoke to the New York Post in the lead-up to her fight with JJ Aldrich on June 4. When asked about the warning she received from USADA for failing to get a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for a prescription skin cream, Blanchfield was candid about the mix-up.
“That was a little misunderstanding on my part,” Blanchfield said. “I went to a dermatologist because I was having some acne problems, and she prescribed me a cream. And I know that I’m supposed to, as a UFC fighter, you’re tested by USADA, and you’re supposed to look up everything or ask them anything you ingest or put on your skin, but I didn’t think anything of it because it’s just an acne cream.
“So I’ve used acne creams in the past, but this was a prescription one [spironolactone]. And the substance in it is technically an illegal diuretic, but I had a prescription from the doctor and I was just using it, like, topical for acne.”
The issue was quickly resolved once Blanchfield explained the situation to USADA, and she was issued a TUE allowing her to use the cream. While it luckily won’t affect her upcoming fight on June 4, she was handed a public warning from USADA for failing to properly inform them of the prescription beforehand.
At 23 years old, Blanchfield is one of the youngest fighters on the UFC roster. She’s already 2-0 in the organization, but she knows that this mix-up with USADA is a valuable lesson for the future.
“You should definitely look up anything you’re ingesting or putting on your skin, like every single thing. Let them know. Get any TUEs you need if it’s something really need. It’s definitely a good lesson. I’m thankful that [there are] no suspensions or anything.”
“Cold Blooded” made her pro MMA debut at 18-years old for Cage Fury FC in 2018. The flyweight fighter joined the UFC in 2021 and picked up unanimous decisions over Sarah Alpar and Miranda Maverick to bring her overall record to 8-1.
Blanchfield is set to face veteran JJ Aldrich at a UFC Fight Night headlined by heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik on June 4.
What do you think of Erin Blanchfield’s explanation for her misunderstanding with USADA?
Continue Reading Erin Blanchfield Shares What She Learned From USADA Mix-Up at MMA News.
The U.S Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has refuted the claims made by Tony Ferguson following UFC 274. The USADA has a responsibility to test all UFC athletes they see fit, whenever and wherever they see fit. Since the organization linked up with the UFC back in 2015 to handle the drug testing, there have been many…
Continue Reading USADA Refutes Tony Ferguson’s UFC 274 Testing Claim at MMA News.
The U.S Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has refuted the claims made by Tony Ferguson following UFC 274.
The USADA has a responsibility to test all UFC athletes they see fit, whenever and wherever they see fit. Since the organization linked up with the UFC back in 2015 to handle the drug testing, there have been many athletes who have publicly voiced their unhappiness with the process. On some occasions, the testing people can show up at houses very early, or basically any other place that a fighter is at random times.
This past week Tony Ferguson commented on a USADA story expressed by Chael Sonnen, with a story of his own. Ferguson announced on his Twitter account that he had a strange run-in with USADA before his last fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 274.
“Usually @usantidoping tests as soon as I get into the arena, almost every time. This time I wasn’t tested day before or day of,” Ferguson wrote. “They tried to have me sign a beneficiary agreement before I wrapped my hands, which never happened in any of my fights UFC 274.”
This statement by Ferguson was unusual for him since he does not typically post things like this or write in this straightforward type of way. His posts are generally statements broken up by emojis. No further information was given on this topic by himself or anyone associated with him.
This odd claim by Ferguson was met with a response from the USADA, although they could not give any personal information on testing times.
“It is not part of USADA procedure to have an athlete sign a beneficiary agreement, and we did not approach Mr. Ferguson with such a request,” a spokesperson from USADA told Bloody Elbow.
What do you make of Tony Ferguson’s strange USADA claim?
Continue Reading USADA Refutes Tony Ferguson’s UFC 274 Testing Claim at MMA News.