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Former UFC fighter Erik Koch receives 18-month sanction for violating anti-doping policy
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UFC heavyweight Raphael Pessoa suspended two years for anti-doping violation
May 3, 2021
USADA officials announced the suspension on Monday.
“Pessoa Nunes, 32, tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and its metabolites chlorothiazide and 4-amino-6-chloro-1,3-benzenedisulfonamide (ACB) as the result of urine samples collected out-of-competition on February 9, 2021, February 15, 2021, February 16, 2021, and March 4, 2021. HCTZ is a Specified Substance in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List. Because Pessoa Nunes was not yet notified of the positive tests until after all four samples were collected, they were treated as a single second violation,” read the USADA statement.
Sunday, 2 May 2021
Athlete empowerment, punishments for multiple doping violations, and age and term limits for Executive Board members are some of the points of contention among nations who have sent feedback on a draft Constitution to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
The document, drawn up by independent experts, will be voted on at a Constitutional Congress in two months.
It is subject to change before the vote if points made in the feedback are approved as amendments.
Both the amendments and the Constitution itself require a two-thirds majority to be passed.
Mike Irani, the IWF Interim President who admits that weightlifting is in turmoil says that the governing body is at a turning point at the Congress.
Divided views on athlete power and doping bans in IWF Constitution feedback
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Raquel Pennington Faces Six-Month Suspension After Self-Reporting Doping Violation
UFC Women’s Bantamweight fighter Raquel Pennington has reported her own violation to USADA following taking prescription pills that she wasn’t aware breached the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.
In a statement on her Twitter Pennington explained that she had been prescribed medicine by a doctor and began taking it before realizing it was a breach of the Anti-Doping Policy, at that point, she contacted USADA and turned herself in.
“This morning, USADA will be announcing a violation I committed of the UFC anti-doping policy. Here are the facts. I went to my physician about a medical condition I was experiencing and was prescribed several medications to treat the condition Unfortunately, I took the medication for a brief period of time, before realizing I should have checked on their status under the program. I soon discovered that these medications may be prohibited, so I immediately stopped taking the m
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