Ben Askren is set to defend his One Fighting Championship welterweight belt...
Xavier Foupa Pokam Hermes Franca Rich Franklin Ian Freeman Don Frye
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Ben Askren to Defend One FC Welterweight Title Against Luis �Sapo� Santos in April
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Ben-Askren-to-Defend-One-FC-Welterweight-Title-Against-Luis-Sapo-Santos-in-April-80529
Ben Askren is set to defend his One Fighting Championship welterweight belt...
Ben Askren is set to defend his One Fighting Championship welterweight belt...
Thiago Silva signs with WSOF, enters four-man tournament for light heavyweight title
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/1/14/7549273/thiago-silva-signs-with-wsof-enters-four-man-tournament-for-light
Thiago Silva is back.
The former UFC light-heavyweight contender has signed an...
Thiago Silva is back.
The former UFC light-heavyweight contender has signed an...
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Steroid for which Anderson Silva tested positive a 'potent performance enhancer'
The mixed martial arts world is still reeling from the news that the legendary Anderson Silva tested positive for two separate performance-enhancing drugs in a random screen given to him on Jan. 9 by the Nevada Athletic Commission prior to his Jan. 31 appearance at UFC 183 in Las Vegas.
Silva's test wasn't returned to the commission from the Sports Medicine & Research Testing Laboratory, a World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited lab in Salt Lake City, until Feb. 3. Daniel Eichner, the lab's executive director, told Yahoo Sports on Wednesday that because there was no rush put on the test and all tests are done anonymously, Silva's sample didn't get returned more quickly.
That is critical because the failure to get it back in a timely manner allowed him to compete despite the presence of drostanolone and methyltestosterone in his system.
Many combat sports athletes have tested positive for drostanolone, but methyltestosterone is rarely seen. It is an oral steroid.
"Methly-T is a classic performance enhancing drug, and is effective, fast-acting and can build lean muscle mass quickly," Tygart said via e-mail. "It would certainly be a potent performance enhancer, particularly in a combat sport."
News of the positive test was greeted by shock by nearly everyone connected with MMA. There had been no whispers that Silva was a user and he'd actually been outspoken against PEDs. In an interview with MMA Junkie in October, he called for the elimination of steroids from MMA.
This is not bad for me; this is bad for the sport. People around the world love the UFC, but the kids love the UFC, and the families love UFC. It?s bad for the sport. I don?t think this is good because the sport can change the lives of the kids and the people in the world. When the guys test for the steroids, it?s bad because this is a problem. It?s bad not just for the UFC, but for the sport.
What is truly bad is that an athlete who was using performance-enhancing drugs was able to fight with it because of the delay in reporting.
Bob Bennett, the executive director of the Nevada commission, said he'll ask SMRTL to put a priority on all tests it does in the future.
Tygart said labs do need time but that a priority request would be critical in a case such as Silva's.
"Laboratories absolutely need adequate time to conduct a thorough and complete analysis, but they can and do provide expedited analysis if the testing organization informs the lab of any impending competition deadline," Tygart said. "We do this before big events like Olympic Trials, World Championships, etc., but you have to be in communication with the lab to let them know it is urgent, since the samples they receive do not have athlete names or competition dates, and they will not be aware a sample is urgent unless they are informed."
Silva has denied using PEDs. He'll be required to appear at a Feb. 17 hearing of the Nevada commission where it will look to impose a temporary suspension on him pending a full disciplinary hearing.
Luiz Azeredo Luciano Azevedo Ba Te er Ryan Bader Siyar Bahadurzada
Monday, 23 March 2015
Ortiz Fails Drug Test, Arreola & Trout Return Dec. 11, Pacquiao-Algieri in Boxing News - Videos
http://fightnetwork.com/ - Fight Network's Corey Erdman brings us the boxing headlines including Luis Ortiz failing his post-fight drug test for steroids following his interim WBA title KO win over Lateef Kayode, Cris Arreola & Austin Trout return on December 11 and Top Rank's Bob Arum gives his prediction on the PPV buys for Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri in Boxing News. For additional coverage of MMA, boxing and pro-wrestling check out http://fightnetwork.com/ or follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/fightnet or find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FightNetworkNoboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo Luciano Azevedo
Jon Jones ribs NFL star brother Chandler Jones about potential charity fight
When UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and his younger brother, NFL standout Chandler Jones, teased about doing a charity fight earlier this winter, it was mostly dismissed as nothing more than� harmless family jawing.
After all, Chandler Jones is a Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots and his coach, Bill Belichick, is a future NFL Hall of Famer that surely wouldn't allow any kind of fight against one of the most talented fighters ever. Each brother clocks in at around 6-foot-5 and both weigh in the mid-200?s (Jon cuts large amounts of weight to reach his light heavyweight limit of 205 pounds). They teased each other and had their respective fun, but talk quickly died down.
Apparently, as it is with things of a brotherly nature, one sibling isn?t entirely OK with letting the Cain vs. Abel fantasy matchup go because early on Saturday older brother Jon took to social media to answer a fan?s question.
What ensued was pure family feuding gold:
No response yet from brother Arthur (the third Jones brother, who also plays in the NFL as an Indianapolis Colt), but it got us thinking: If fantasy matchups are the name of the game, why not give the fine folks over at the WWE a call ? Wrestlemania is just one week away?
Three brothers enter, one brother leaves.
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Sarah Kaufman meets Alexis Davis in trilogy fight at UFC 186 in Montreal
http://mmajunkie.com/2015/02/sarah-kaufman-meets-alexis-davis-in-trilogy-fight-at-ufc-186-in-montreal
The UFC�s return to Montreal in April has a trilogy fight on its hands between a pair of...
The UFC�s return to Montreal in April has a trilogy fight on its hands between a pair of...
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