James Irvin Tests Positive For Methadone and Oxymorphone
UFC light heavyweight James Irvin has tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone following his first-round TKO loss to Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The positive test was today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.
Both methadone and oxymorphone are commonly prescribed pain killers for moderate to severe pain.
The banned substances, which are considered “Drugs of Abuse” by the NSAC, were detected on a urinalysis drug test conducted by the NSAC following the bout.
Irvin has up to 20 days to request a formal hearing and faces up to a $20,000 fine and suspension.
The NSAC previously announced that all eleven fighters that were tested following the event had tested negative for steroids.
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UFC newcomer Jon Jones will replace Tomasz Drwal and take on Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 on August 9th in Minnesota. Drwal was recently forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Gusmao for undisclosed reasons.
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IFL middleweight champion Dan Miller will make his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 15 on September 17th against Rob Kimmons. The bout is expected to be on the non-televised preliminary card.
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Report: Fabricio Werdum signs new contract, returns at UFC 90
UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (11-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) says he will next fight in October at UFC 90, where he'll likely meet UFC newcomer Junior "Cigano" dos Santos (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
In an interview with the Brazilian site Tatame, Werdum said he recently signed a new, five-fight contract with the UFC that states he'll receive a title shot if he's victorious in his next fight.
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UFC 84 Replay beats Elite XC in key demo
****e TV issued a press release Tuesday afternoon announcing that its re-airing of UFC 84 this past Saturday drew more viewers than CBS and EliteXC’s “Saturday Night Fights” in the key demographic of males 18-34.
According to the release, UFC 84 outdrew “Saturday Night Fights” in the male 18-34 demo by 27% with ****e totaling 433,00 men compared to CBS’ 341,000.
****e is also touting the fact that compared to last Saturday’s live broadcast of UFC Fight Night 14 featuring Anderson Silva, the UFC outdrew EliteXC by 165% in the male 18-34 demographic and by 21% in total viewership.
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Does Lyoto Machida deserve a title shot?
Chuck Liddell doesn’t think so. But rather than play the “He’s boring” card like most other people do, he’s citing the lack of competition Machida has faced:
“He beat tito and who else? Sokoudjou? So did Glover (Glover Teixeira, another fighter from The Pit - FL), so does Glover get a title shot? Machida’s tough and he’s a great fighter, but have him fight a couple more top guys. I enjoy watching him, he’s a good technical fighter and he scores and doesn’t get scored on. He’s got knockouts (1 KO - FL) and he’s landed hard shots and I think he mixes it up when he needs to.”
UFC light heavyweight James Irvin has tested positive for methadone and oxymorphone following his first-round TKO loss to Anderson Silva at UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The positive test was today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.
Both methadone and oxymorphone are commonly prescribed pain killers for moderate to severe pain.
The banned substances, which are considered “Drugs of Abuse” by the NSAC, were detected on a urinalysis drug test conducted by the NSAC following the bout.
Irvin has up to 20 days to request a formal hearing and faces up to a $20,000 fine and suspension.
The NSAC previously announced that all eleven fighters that were tested following the event had tested negative for steroids.
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UFC newcomer Jon Jones will replace Tomasz Drwal and take on Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 on August 9th in Minnesota. Drwal was recently forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Gusmao for undisclosed reasons.
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IFL middleweight champion Dan Miller will make his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 15 on September 17th against Rob Kimmons. The bout is expected to be on the non-televised preliminary card.
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Report: Fabricio Werdum signs new contract, returns at UFC 90
UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (11-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) says he will next fight in October at UFC 90, where he'll likely meet UFC newcomer Junior "Cigano" dos Santos (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
In an interview with the Brazilian site Tatame, Werdum said he recently signed a new, five-fight contract with the UFC that states he'll receive a title shot if he's victorious in his next fight.
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UFC 84 Replay beats Elite XC in key demo
****e TV issued a press release Tuesday afternoon announcing that its re-airing of UFC 84 this past Saturday drew more viewers than CBS and EliteXC’s “Saturday Night Fights” in the key demographic of males 18-34.
According to the release, UFC 84 outdrew “Saturday Night Fights” in the male 18-34 demo by 27% with ****e totaling 433,00 men compared to CBS’ 341,000.
****e is also touting the fact that compared to last Saturday’s live broadcast of UFC Fight Night 14 featuring Anderson Silva, the UFC outdrew EliteXC by 165% in the male 18-34 demographic and by 21% in total viewership.
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Does Lyoto Machida deserve a title shot?
Chuck Liddell doesn’t think so. But rather than play the “He’s boring” card like most other people do, he’s citing the lack of competition Machida has faced:
“He beat tito and who else? Sokoudjou? So did Glover (Glover Teixeira, another fighter from The Pit - FL), so does Glover get a title shot? Machida’s tough and he’s a great fighter, but have him fight a couple more top guys. I enjoy watching him, he’s a good technical fighter and he scores and doesn’t get scored on. He’s got knockouts (1 KO - FL) and he’s landed hard shots and I think he mixes it up when he needs to.”
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