BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Drugs https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ben Askren receives double lung transplant: ‘Every new day he has is a gift’ https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-receives-double-lung-transplant-every-new-day-he-has-is-a-gift.html https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-receives-double-lung-transplant-every-new-day-he-has-is-a-gift.html#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:37:48 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-receives-double-lung-transplant-every-new-day-he-has-is-a-gift.html Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images According to his wife, Ben Askren has received his double lung transplant. Askren has been hospitalized for several weeks with severe pneumonia. About a week ago, Askren’s wife Amy shared an update that Askren was “officially on the transplant list” for his lungs.

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Ben Askren receives double lung transplant: ‘Every new day he has is a gift’ – MMA Junkie

]]> https://www.badmma.com/ben-askren-receives-double-lung-transplant-every-new-day-he-has-is-a-gift.html/feed 0 NSAC: No TRT permits at 162, Leben first to receive exemption for painkiller sub https://www.badmma.com/nsac-no-trt-permits-at-162-leben-first-to-receive-exemption-for-painkiller-sub.html https://www.badmma.com/nsac-no-trt-permits-at-162-leben-first-to-receive-exemption-for-painkiller-sub.html#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:15:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/nsac-no-trt-permits-at-162-leben-first-to-receive-exemption-for-painkiller-sub.html The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued no new therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy at UFC 162 but did give UFC middleweight Chris Leben permission to use the prescription opioid medication Suboxone. Leben (22-10 MMA, 12-9 UFC), who lost a split decision to Andrew Craig (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at this past Saturday’s event, is the first fighter to receive an exemption for the drug, which typically is used as a replacement therapy for people with narcotic dependency. NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the news today with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Leben was unreachable for comment. The veteran fighter’s exemption offers proof of his efforts to get clean following a well-documented struggle with drugs. In November 2011, he tested positive for oxycodone and oxymorphone following a loss to Mark Munoz at UFC 138 and was suspended by the UFC for one year.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/nsac-no-trt-permits-at-162-leben-first-to-receive-exemption-for-painkiller-sub.html/feed 0 Ex-UFC fighter Paul Kelly sentenced to 13 years for heroin trafficking https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-for-heroin-trafficking.html https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-for-heroin-trafficking.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:45:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-for-heroin-trafficking.html Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly was sentenced to 13 years in prison for heroin trafficking. The Liverpool Crown Court sentenced the 28-year-old English fighter this past week. He was found guilty in May following a four-day trial . In the trial, prosecutors convinced jurors that Kelly was what amounts to a major drug dealer, working with friends to move heroin by using couriers. “In my judgement you decided to supply Class A drugs when your contract with UFC was terminated,” Judge Mark Brown told Kelly, a father of two, according to the Liverpool Echo . “You obviously enjoyed the high life and saw selling heroin as an easy way to make money.” Several of Kelly’s associates also were issued prison sentences. The sentence likely signals an end to Kelly’s MMA career. His most recent fight came in March, when he knocked out Henrique Santana at UWC 22 in England.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ex-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-for-heroin-trafficking.html/feed 0 Former UFC Fighter Paul Kelly Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-in-prison-for-drug-trafficking-2.html https://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-in-prison-for-drug-trafficking-2.html#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:47:41 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/former-ufc-fighter-paul-kelly-sentenced-to-13-years-in-prison-for-drug-trafficking-2.html Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after he was convicted of running a drug ring in England. Kelly and childhood friend Christopher St. John McGirr were arrested as part of a wide spread surveillance operation. They were accused of supplying drugs to other dealers. “You were in business with Mr. McGirr supplying heroin to other dealers,” said Judge Mark Brown, according to a report by the Liverpool Echo .

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