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Florida Abandons Marijuana Tests For Boxers And MMA Fighters

The body of the Florida State Boxing Commission has decided that they will no longer test combat athletes for cannabis. Following a meeting on...

UFC Executives Clear Nate Diaz’s Name: He Is ‘Not A Cheater’

Nate Diaz wanted his name cleared by the UFC and he has received his wish. The MMA world was turned upside down when Diaz claimed...

Jeff Novitzky Hopes T.J. Dillashaw Serves as Cautionary Tale for All UFC Fighters

There are a lot of takeaways from T.J. Dillashaw’s recent positive drug test that cost him two years of his career but if nothing else...

Jeff Novitzky Says T.J. Dillashaw Was Tested For EPO After Both Bouts With Cody Garbrandt

Cody Gabrandt has accused T.J. Dillashaw of EPO use in the past, but apparently Dillashaw was tested for the glycoprotein cytokine after both his...

Jeff Novitzky Goes In-Depth On Jon Jones’ UFC 235 Drug Test

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VP of Athlete Health and Performance has been fielding questions regarding Jon Jones' pre-fight UFC 235 drug test results. Two...

Jeff Novitzky Fields Questions Surrounding Jon Jones Controversy

UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky had a Q&A session with reporters during a media scrum after UFC 232 weigh-ins...

Jeff Novitzky Rips Lance Armstrong as ‘Biggest Fraud in Sports’ Over Doping Criticisms

Jeff Novitzky has been working at the UFC for nearly four years and it appears he’s taken on some of that fighting spirit based...

DC: Jon Jones Made Jeff Novitzky His ‘Old Lady’

Daniel Cormier is not happy about the fact that Jon Jones is fighting this weekend (Sat. December 29, 2018). Initially, Jones was slated to...

Jeff Novitzky: UFC and USADA Extended Contract, Testing To Increase

In spite of speculation to the contrary, UFC and USADA’s partnership is as strong as ever and will continue for the foreseeable future. Reports of...

Lance Armstrong Calls Jeff Novitzky A ‘Star F*cker’

Lance Armstrong isn't buying what Jeff Novitzky is saying. Novitzky is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VP of Athlete Health & Performance. He has taken...

Brendan Schaub: Jeff Novitzky Is No Longer The Face Of USADA

Brendan Schaub believes Jeff Novitzky has lost trust as the UFC's VP of Athlete Health and Performance. A trace amount of turinabol was found in...

Jeff Novitzky On Decision To Move UFC 232: It Was The Right Thing To Do

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VP of Athlete Health and Performance has taken some heat, but he's sticking to his guns. Yesterday (Dec. 23), the UFC...

UFC Keeping Early Morning Weigh-ins For Now

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will not switch back to afternoon weigh-ins for the time being. UFC president Dana White was met with a significant...

UFC’s Jeff Novitzky to Commissions: Get The Drug Testing Right

Jeff Novitzky is hoping to have gotten through to athletic commissions when it comes to drug testing. Novitzky is the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) VP...

Nick Diaz Claims UFC Will Help Him Appeal Suspension

Last night, suspended UFC welterweight and middleweight fighter Nick Diaz tweeted this out: https://twitter.com/nickdiaz209/status/649063272574947329 Diaz was suspended a few weeks back by the Nevada Athletic Commission...