Shane Del Rosario
For the world of MMA, last week was supposed to be all about the build up to Saturday night’s UFC Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Finale in Las Vegas. After all, what an occasion it was going to be; the first time a female Ultimate Fighter was to be crowned, a fight featuring England’s own Davey Grant in the mens final and a main event that was the third part of an exhilarating trilogy.
Dr. Margaret Goodman, former ringside physician for the Nevada State Athletic Commission and founder/president of the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), said she’s excited VADA can help offer an educational opportunity to professional and amateur boxers, MMA fighters, trainers and managers.
On Friday, November 15, the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Nevada is hosting the health event from 5:45 -8:45 p.m.… Continue Reading…
CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH HOSTS FIGHTER HEALTH EVENT, NOVEMBER 15
WHAT:
On Friday, November 15, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is hosting a fighter health event from 5:45 -8:45 p.m. Sponsored by Cleveland Clinic and Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, this free, educational health event is designed for professional and amateur boxers and MMA fighters, trainers and managers.… Continue Reading…
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
“[Vitor Belfort] doesn’t have an exemption because he failed an anabolic steroid test, so the athletic commissions won’t give him a TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption) because he failed a previous test. That’s why he medically needs it, because he used anabolic steroids, and he got caught for it.… Continue Reading…
VADA, WADA, VADA, WADA…We feel your pain GSP
Johny Hendricks may have the power to shock the world, but when it comes to keeping his word, Georges St-Pierre is not impressed.
The UFC welterweight champ came to a verbal agreement with Hendricks that both would sign up for the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association [VADA] and undergo random testing for performance-enhancing drugs before their November 16 title bout.… Continue Reading…
UFC heavyweight title contender Fabricio Werdum has no love for old foe Alistair Overeem, attributing the majority of his success to performance-enhancing drugs in a recent interview.
Speaking to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, “Vai Cavalo” said Overeem’s latest struggles inside the Octagon are a direct result of no longer using steroids.… Continue Reading…
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has confirmed a report that his organization is paying for eight-division titlewinner Manny Pacquiao and once-beaten junior welterweight contender Brandon Rios to be randomly drug tested by The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) for their their bout in Macau on Nov. 23 (Nov. 24 in China).
Top Rank is using VADA for the third time, having employed the organization in March for the unanimous decision by WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley over Ruslan Provodnikov, as well as last month’s unanimous decision by RING, WBA and WBO titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux over Nonito Donaire.… Continue Reading…
I can remember Bobby Czyz, who was moonlighting as a color commentator at the time, holding forth at great length on the subject of steroids during a production meeting for a 1996 fight card televised by the Fox Network. He seemed to know an awful lot about them at a time when performing-enhancing drugs (PEDs) were seldom discussed in boxing circles.… Continue Reading…
If Cain Velasquez and Daniel Cormier are on steroids, they might want to ask for their money back.
That’s the gist of the conversation MMA Fighting had with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight kingpin, who thinks of all the people competing in mixed martial arts (MMA), they might be the last two guys to ever be accused of taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).… Continue Reading…
Heading into UFC 157, where Ronda Rousey fights Liz Carmouche in the first women’s title bout in promotional history, many people are asking why Cristiane ”Cyborg” Santos left the UFC for Invicta.
According to Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, Rousey’s mother, the answer is not complicated: The dominant Brazilian fighter is using performance-enhancing drugs.
