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Marc-Andre Barriault has UFC win overturned, is suspended and fined for positive drug test

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:16:52 +0000

It took Marc-Andre Barriault four tries to pick up his first UFC victory, but he finally secured it June 20 – or so he thought. Wednesday, Barriault’s first promotional victory, earned against Oskar Piechota at UFC on ESPN 11, was overturned to a no contest by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) at its monthly meeting. The NAC overturned the result due to a positive U.S. Anti-Doping Agency drug test in which Barriault tested positive for ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to USADA . Barriault was suspended nine months, fined $2,100, and has to pay prosecution fees of $254.38, a commission official informed MMA Junkie. Related UFC, NAC work out path for Stephanie Egger to be licensed after picogram-level USADA test UFC's Leon Edwards issues statement on withdrawal from Khamzat Chimaev bout UFC's Niko Price suspended, fined $8,500 for traces of marijuana in system On Aug.

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UFC on ESPN+ 33 free fight: Aleksandar Rakic starches Jimi Manuwa in 42 seconds

BAD MMA News — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:34:44 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKXBgeS-Jpk It didn’t take long for Aleksandar Rakic to put the UFC light heavyweight division on notice. After notching three wins over Francimar Barroso, Justin Ledet and Devin Clark, Rakic (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was matched up with fellow knockout artist Jimi Manuwa at UFC on ESPN+ 11 in June 2019. In his highest-profile fight to date, Rakic passed the test with flying colors

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UFC releases Max Rohskopf after promotional debut ended with quitting on stool

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:34:13 +0000

Max Rohskopf is no longer part of the UFC roster. The promotion has cut Rohskopf (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) after one fight, which came on short notice against Austin Hubbard on June 11 at UFC on ESPN 11. On Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Rohskopf’s release after an initial report from MMA Fighting . Rohskopf’s lone UFC fight came to a controversial conclusion

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Marc-Andre Barriault ‘disappointed’ in ostarine finding but vows to prove innocence

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:33:49 +0000

UFC middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault doesn’t yet know what the Nevada Athletic Commission plans on doing with his recent positive drug screen, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater. Barriault (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) fought at UFC on ESPN 11 in June, picking up an impressive second-round TKO win over Oskar Piechota. However, it was recently revealed by the NAC that he failed a drug test associated with the event. Barriault said he was flagged for “an extremely low level” of ostarine, a “selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) that is not approved for human use or consumption in the U.S., or in any other country,” according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

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Coach Dewey Cooper: ‘I totally disagree’ with notion UFC corners should put fighter safety first

BAD MMA News — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:25:03 +0000

Although Robert Drysdale took much of the heat for his role in Max Rohskopf ’s controversial UFC debut, he wasn’t the only one in the corner that night at UFC on ESPN 11. Dewey Cooper, who serves as one of the main coaches at Zenith MMA Team in Las Vegas alongside Drysdale, was there, too. He said he supports every action that was made and views the backlash to the corner interaction between Drysdale and Rohskopf as “over exaggerated” and “crazy.” “I was in the corner, and I was the one warming him up as Max is our guy,” Cooper told MMA Junkie. “I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the corner. I didn’t think anything was wrong with what transpired in the fight. We took the fight on five days’ notice, and it just didn’t go our way.

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Fight of the Month’ for June: A lightweight war for the ages

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 02:21:53 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from June 2020: Here are the three nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice. * * * * The Nominees Andre Fili def. Charles Jourdain at UFC on ESPN 10 It seemed early in Andre Fili ’s (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) fight with Charles Jourdain (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) that it might only be a matter of time before someone caught the other with a highlight-reel finish

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MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for June: The ‘Human Backpack’ strikes again

BAD MMA News — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 01:43:58 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from June 2020: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for June. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen at UFC 250 Aljamain Sterling (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) put himself in the top echelon of bantamweight title contenders when he defeated Cory Sandhagen (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the best performance of his career. Sterling added another signature win to his now five-fight winning streak when he ended Sandhagen’s unbeaten octagon run by quickly taking their title eliminator matchup to the ground .

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Jim Miller wants to keep the ball rolling; aiming for a late-August, early-September return

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:35:05 +0000

Jim Miller is ready to get back in there and keep his momentum going. Fresh off of a first-round armbar finish of Roosevelt Roberts at UFC on ESPN 11, Miller (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) has already pinged messages to matchmaker Sean Shelby in a bid to lock up his next assignment. Miller has submitted three of his last four opponents and is hoping to capitalize on the UFC’s busy schedule by competing consistently.

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Josh Emmett confident that with discipline he could avoid long layoff

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:47:04 +0000

Josh Emmett isn’t planning on letting his knee injuries sideline him for too long. Emmett suffered a completely torn ACL, an MCL sprain with partial tearing, a Baker’s cyst rupture, a focal impact fracture of his femur and a chondral defect on his tibia in a unanimous decision win over Shane Burgos at UFC on ESPN 11. Just 17 seconds into the fight, Emmett hyperextended his left knee, which resulted in an array of injuries. But he was able to fight through it and even dropped Burgos on numerous occasions as the fight went on

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UFC on ESPN 11 cornerman Billy Quarantillo discusses positive COVID-19 test, 40-hour drive home

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:23:26 +0000

Billy Quarantillo wasn’t scheduled to fight at UFC on ESPN 11, but he made headlines during the event’s leadup due to his positive COVID-19 test as a cornerman for Matt Frevola. Tuesday, Quarantillo (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) was finally back in Florida and in self-quarantine after a long journey home. The past week was a rollercoaster and something Quarantillo said he will never forget.