‘I messed up’ TJ Dillashaw came clean Friday. Dillashaw posted an Instagram video where he apologized to fans after being suspended for two years by USADA for EPO use. In the video, you can see […]
Snakebitten TJ Dillashaw has officially been handed and accepted a two-year ban after USADA revealed that Dillashaw failed for EPO. The failure came from a urine test taken on Jan. 18, the day before Dillashaw’s […]
Is it fair for USADA to ban a fighter for life? David McGrath, Host – MMATorch Today Podcast Absolutely if the fighter is a habitual offender. MMA is real life, it’s not pro wrestling. Lives […]
Face to face Conor McGregor’s abrupt retirement from MMA one week ago wasn’t taken seriously by many. At the time, Dana White acted as if he bought it, but even that was hard to believe. […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey break down several components of the UFC moving their PPV selection to ESPN+, review UFC Nashville, […]
Statements on Dillashaw Wednesday’s bombshell that TJ Dillashaw failed a drug test tied to his failed flyweight title attempt in Brooklyn earlier this year left many in shock and with more questions than answered. One […]
TJ Dillashaw started 2019 with hopes of having two UFC championships, and now he’s about to have none. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani was the first to report that Dillashaw tested positive for a prohibited substance in […]
In the meantime UFC must not be bullish on Robert Whittaker’s ability to return from a hernia surgery that kept him out of UFC 234 earlier this month. Either that or they really needed a […]
Follow @mikehiscoe Clean murder scene If UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones didn’t have enough to gloat about, he can add yesterday’s clean drug test results to the list. After ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported that […]
What one or two things would you change about UFC’s USADA program? Frank Hyden, MMATorch Contributor As long as it tests everyone equally, everything else is fine. Drug-testing is like referees, officials, umpires, etc., the […]
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Zack Heydorn examine several angles of Jon Jones’ upcoming reinstatement. They review the Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov press conference. The […]
All the speculation about when Brock Lesnar can officially return to the UFC- can now end. As first reported by Marc Raimondi of mmafighting.com, Lesnar officially re-entered the USADA drug testing pool as of July […]
How do you think Anderson Silva’s legacy will be affected from a second drug test failure? DAVE KOULA, MMATorch Contributor To me, Anderson is a lot like Wanderlei Silva. They each had an incredible run […]
“Mighty Mouse” needs more money if the UFC wants him to move up Demetrious Johnson is a great champion, but most people don’t know that and a good number of the ones that do just […]
Is USADA doing more harm or good for the UFC? FRANK HYDEN, MMATorch Columnist It’s hurt some of the fighters, which has hurt a few UFC events, but overall it’s done more good. Having […]
According to Brett Okamoto at ESPN, the B Sample of Jon Jones’s failed drug test confirmed the presence of a banned substance. According to Okamoto multiple sources have informed ESPN of the news today. The […]
What should the UFC do with Jon Jones if his drug test failure is affirmed? RICK MONSEY, MMATorch Contributor If Jon Jones drug test failure is affirmed that’ll be a bummer on so many different […]
Daniel Cormier responds to the Jon Jones USADA violation The man who was directly affected by Jon Jones’s potential PED use has spoken. Daniel Cormier, who was defeated for the UFC light heavyweight title by […]
Jon Jones notified of potential USADA violation For the second time in 13 months, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has failed a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug test. TMZ originally reported that Jones tested positive […]
Rumors took over the internet Wednesday that Brock Lesnar was preparing for a return to UFC, but it appears, at this time at least, that the rumors are more smoke than (great balls of) fire. […]
Five years ago, before the UFC’s deal with USADA, the state of drug testing in MMA was debating testosterone replacement therapy and how the sport should deal with it. MMATorch columnist Jason Amadi looked at […]
A key fight in the heavyweight division has been called off due to a potential USADA violation by Ben Rothwell. Rothwell, who was scheduled to fight Fabricio Werdum at UFC 211 this May in Dallas, […]
Brock Lesnar’s suspension was issued today by the Nevada Athletic Commission. He must serve a one year suspension and his victory over Mark Hunt has been declared a no contest. Lesnar won the fight, but because […]
Eddie Alvarez is still reeling after his second round TKO loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 205 last week. Alvarez discussed the fight during a podcast with Chael Sonnen and didn’t mince words with how […]
Jon Jones’s suspension has been issued through next June, but that hasn’t led to Dana White reaching out to Jones to make future plans. “I haven’t talked to Jon,” he told TMZ. “Jon’s got a […]
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