USADA To Test For PEDs At IBJJF Pan Championship For First Time Ever
Feb 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In an unprecedented move, the IBJJF Pan Championship has announced a partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to conduct performance-enhancing drug (PED) tests on its...
UFC Reveals Comprehensive Anti-Doping Strategy For 2024 – In The “Post-USADA” Era
Dec 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
In a significant move marking a new chapter in its commitment to clean competition, the UFC has revealed its comprehensive anti-doping program – which is set to commence on December 31, 2023....
Gordon Ryan Praises USADA’s Split With UFC: “The Athletes Will Be Healthier”
Oct 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The news that USADA is parting its ways with the UFC were shared last Wednesday, after USADA confirmed Conor McGregor had officially re-entered the drug-testing pool after a long absence from the...
USADA Parts Ways With UFC: No More Anti-Doping?
Oct 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Breaking news are coming from the mixed martial arts (MMA) world – as USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) has announced that it will no longer oversee the UFC’s anti-doping program....
Joe Rogan Thinks UFC Fighters Should Be Able To Take Testosterone: “The USADA Thing’s A Mistake”
Oct 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Joe Rogan, famous not just for being a UFC color commentator but also for his world-known podcast, doesn’t agree with the UFC’s work with USADA. USADA (the United States Anti-Doping...
BJJ World Champion Reveals USADA Offered a Deal to Banned Athletes for Shorter Suspension
May 08, 2023BJJEE
3x BJJ world champion Marcio ‘Pe de Pano’ Cruz revealed that he spoke about the case with two fighters suspended at the Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Worlds for PEDS. Last week, during an edition of...
Conor McGregor Lashes Out At USADA: “I Will Not Be Scapegoated”
Mar 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Conor McGregor hasn’t competed since July 2021, following his UFC 264 bout against Dustin Poirier – when he suffered an opening-round left tibia and fibula fracture. Now, however, it...
USADA: Cyborg & Four Other Athletes Suffer 3-Year Suspensions After No-Gi Worlds 2022 Testing
Mar 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Breaking news are coming from USADA, as five elite BJJ athletes suffered 3-year suspensions from competing – as a result of testing during and after 2022 No-Gi World Championships. The news...
Nicky Rodriguez Accepts USADA Offer From Gordon Ryan: “If I Fail Any…”
Feb 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It seems that the quarrel between Gordon Ryan and Nicky Rodriguez isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon. Namely, after both athletes accused each other of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) use,...
Cyborg Addresses Allegations That He Fled USADA Testing at No Gi Worlds: ‘I Had To Catch a Flight’
Dec 13, 2022BJJEE
The 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds took place December 8-11, live from Anaheim, CA, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. Results and brackets from every division can be found here. The black...
Victor Hugo Alleges Cyborg Abreu Fled the No Gi Worlds Venue After USADA Appeared to Test Champions
Dec 13, 2022BJJEE
The 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds took place December 8-11, live from Anaheim, CA, with black belts competing on Saturday and Sunday. Results and brackets from every division can be found here. The black...
Felipe Pena Accepts 1-Year USADA Suspension: “I Have A Clear Conscience”
Jun 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Pena has, as BJJEE wrote in a previous article, been stripped of his title as a 2021 IBJJF Champion. The USADA also enforced a one-year suspension, which Pena accepted. With that said, the...
Suspended by USADA For PED Use, Michel Trator Credits Acai for ‘Fueling His Energy’
Jun 19, 2021BJJEE
Accused by the USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) of having used the banned exogenous substance boldenone, Michel ‘Trator’ Prazeres was suspended for two years. With his sentence served, he...
Gordon Ryan Is Anti Usada, Who Could’ve Guessed THat
Apr 29, 2019BJJEE
Gordon Ryan’s meteoric rise to fame has been followed by his meteoric gains in weight. Nobody is denying the ADCC medalist is working overtime making both his physique and skills happen however...
Augusto Mendes Exonerated: Settles USADA Case Due To Tainted Supplement
Apr 25, 2019BJJEE
36 year old former UFC fighter and bjj champion Augusto Tanquinho Mendes finally settled his doping case with USADA. Following extensive testing it was found that he tested positive for Ostarine due...
Joe Rogan Grills USADA Chief on Jon Jones – and Lance Armstrong Gets a Word In
Dec 28, 2018BJJEE
USADA’s Jeff Novitzky made his career by ruining the career of Lance Armstrong. The so called golden snitch made his career doing forensic bloodwork. This is how he found himself governing the...
Jon Teflon Jones Gets Off Easy Thanks To Snitches Clause of USADA – Eligible to Fight This Fall
Sep 20, 2018BJJEE
Jon Jones has always been adept at cleaning up his messes. His last doping incident resolved itself in a stunning manner. Jon Jones was initially facing a 48-month suspension due to his positive test...
Werdum Receives 2 Year Suspension From USADA
Sep 12, 2018BJJEE
Werdum has been a vocal critic of USADA. Back before his April doping test failure Brazilian was quoted saying: Fabricio Werdum USADA Testing Is Too Much “I think that this testing is too much, too...
Is Paulo Miyao Ignoring USADA ban To Compete at UWW??
Sep 08, 2018BJJEE
Paulo Miyao might have ignored his USADA ban. Yesterday we reported Miyao was selected as a part of Brazil’s representation for the UWW Grappling competition. However what we didn’t...
Brock Lesnar Looks Deflated Month After Coming Back Into The USADA Pool
Aug 21, 2018BJJEE
Brock Lesnar has never been not intimidating but since entering USADA pool the WWE vet certainly deflated. As a reminder Lesnar was there watching Cormier vs Miocic and upon Cormier’s victory...
Anderson Silva USADA Case Confirmed – Another Case Of Tainted Supplement
Jul 19, 2018BJJEE
Anderson Silva is a legend of the sport. Still at age 43 he’s likely counting out the end of his career. This is where things get tricky. In spite of the fact that it was confirmed that...
UFC Working On Brock Lesnar Match Up With Jon Jones – All Eyes On USADA
Jun 14, 2018BJJEE
Just as Jon Jones announced he’s excited about a grappling opportunity in the works a new exciting match up is on the horizon for him. Even though Jones has been long absent due to an alleged...
Werdum Pinged By USADA – Likely Won’t Be On UFC Moscow Card After All
May 23, 2018BJJEE
Fabricio Werdum has been a powerhouse in mma for a number of years. The 40 year old Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has been flagged after an out of competition sample collected in the past month....
Josh Barnett: USADA Was More Interested Into Ways To Punish Me Than The Truth
Mar 29, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this week Josh Barnett became the first fighter who was pinged by USADA but received no suspension just a reprimand. This was due to Barnett’s unwillingness to settle...
