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Dude is insane, same with Merab. I just don't see how those guys lose in their divisions, barring injuries.

bloodsport music in my mma is something I needed and didnt know it until now.

Conor McGregor received an 18-month suspension from the UFC anti-doping program Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) on Tuesday.

His suspension will end on March 20, 2026, a little over three months before the UFC's White House fight card that President Donald Trump announced would take place on his birthday, June 14. McGregor has been campaigning heavily to be included on the card, which would be his first fight in nearly five years.

CSAD, the in-house agency that runs the UFC's anti-doping program, announced the suspension was for three "whereabout failures" in which McGregor missed tests on June 13, Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, 2024, and did not provide accurate information regarding his location.

"McGregor missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024, which constitutes a violation of the UFC ADP," reads a CSAD news release on the UFC's website. "UFC athletes are required to provide accurate whereabouts information at all times, so they can be contacted and submit to biological sample collections without prior warning. McGregor's missed tests occurred on June 13, September 19, and September 20, 2024, and were each classified as Whereabouts Failures by CSAD under the UFC ADP."
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The missed test on June 13 was the same day that UFC CEO Dana White announced that McGregor's scheduled fight with Michael Chandler at UFC 303 was cancelled. Although McGregor did not provide his whereabouts, CSAD noted that he was dealing with an injury and not preparing for a fight when the samples were supposed to be collected.

"Although McGregor failed to make himself available for testing on those dates, CSAD noted that he was recovering from an injury and was not preparing for an upcoming fight at the time of the three missed tests," CSAD wrote in a statement Tuesday. "McGregor fully cooperated with CSAD's investigation, accepted responsibility, and provided detailed information that CSAD determined contributed to the missed tests.

"Taking McGregor's cooperation and circumstances into account, CSAD reduced the standard 24-month sanction for three whereabouts failures by six months. His period of ineligibility began on September 20, 2024 (the date of his third whereabouts failure) and will conclude on March 20, 2026."

The suspension comes a day after McGregor announced on X that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from social media. The former two-division champion is currently in the UFC's anti-doping testing pool, with four samples submitted in 2025.

CSAD will give him a waiver if necessary when the time comes. USADA knows what happens when you don't cooperate.



I remember there was some giant fucking retard here who thought Drug Free Sport has control of the program. Let's see, some dipshit on FOH, or ESPN MMA journalist coverage.

An outside org (Drug Free Sport) is contracted for the testing, and that's it.

CSAD was created in collaboration by UFC for UFC. There is no new USADA.

jayrebb said:

An outside org (Drug Free Sport) is contracted for the testing, and that's it.

CSAD was created in collaboration by UFC for UFC. There is no new USADA.

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remember looking into CSAD and wondered if anyone other than that former fbi guy "works" there. CSAD is registered at some small office complex in FL.

drug free sport does collections, there is another certified place that does testing for them.

probably bs, but supposedly they want Americans on the main card and picking are slim for main event. (Kayla Harrison/? Merab/O'Malley3, jack/bela2)
if so, Jiří vs Ulberg? for interm belt.

UFC Fight Night: Oliveira vs Gamrot
Saturday, October 11, 2025 in Brazil.
Prelims get underway at 4pm ET / 1pm PT, and main card action kicks off at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
The entire event can be streamed on the ESPN App.

Main event scheduled for five rounds, all other bouts scheduled for three rounds.

MAIN CARD
Main Event - Lightweight Bout: Charles Oliveira (156) vs Mateusz Gamrot (156)
Co-Main Event - Bantamweight Bout: Deiveson Figueiredo (136) vs Montel Jackson (136)
Welterweight Bout: Vicente Luque (170) vs Joel Alvarez (171)
Heavyweight Bout: Jhonata Diniz (257) vs Mario Pinto (255)
Featherweight Bout: Ricardo Ramos (146) vs Kaan Ofli (145.5)
Featherweight Bout: Lucas Almeida (145.5) vs Michael Aswell Jr. (145.5)

PRELIMS
Flyweight Bout: Jafel Filho (126) vs Clayton Carpenter (126)
Heavyweight Bout: Vitor Petrino (250) vs Thomas Petersen (246.5)
Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Bia Mesquita (136) vs Irina Alekseeva (135.5)
Flyweight Bout: Lucas Rocha (126) vs Stewart Nicoll (126)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Julia Polastri (116) vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz (116)
Bantamweight Bout: Luan Lacerda (136) vs Saimon Oliveira (144)*

*Saimon Oliveira weighed-in above the bantamweight limit of 136 pounds. Fight will proceed as scheduled.

**The heavyweight bout between Valter Walker and Mohammed Usman has been cancelled due to medical issues.


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ufc has cut/released/parted ways with several recent weight misser now.




“ Taking time out of this fight game. The body and mind needs time to recover, six major surgeries in the last three years does that to you. Time to enjoy the other fruits of life for now and enjoy watching my kids grow. Thank you @ufc had some good times in there. God willing If I return to fight again I will be a lot healthier and able to show you my true potential. If not then God has something else planned in store for me. I appreciate all the support and love, you guys pushed me on when I thought I couldn't. What a ride #badmantafa “

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why don't we see this defense more

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Probably because people don't want to get penalized/DQed for an illegal slam?

UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs Allen
October 18, 2025 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.

PRELIMS began at 4pm ET / 1pm PT
Main card action kicks off at 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
The entire card can be seen on the ESPN App.

MAIN CARD
Main Event - Middleweight Bout: Reinier de Ridder (186) vs Brendan Allen (186)
Co-Main Event - Welterweight Bout: Kevin Holland (170.5) vs Mike Malott (171)
Bantamweight Bout: Marlon Vera (136) vs Aiemann Zahabi (135.5)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Manon Fiorot (125.5) vs Jasmine Jasudavicius (125.5)
Bantamweight Bout: Cody Gibson (136) vs Aoriqileng (135.5)
Lightweight Bout: Kyle Nelson (155.5) vs Matt Frevola (155)

PRELIMS
Bantamweight Bout: Charles Jourdain (135.5) vs Davey Grant (136)
Flyweight Bout: Bruno Silva (125.5) vs HyunSung Park (126)
Middleweight Bout: Danny Barlow (185.5) vs Djorden Santos (185.5)
Lightweight Bout: Kyle Prepolec (155.5) vs Drew Dober (155.5)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Stephanie Luciano (116) vs Ravena Oliveira (115.5)
Middleweight Bout: Azamat Bekoev (185) vs Yousri Belgaroui (185.5)
Women’s Bantamweight Bout: Melissa Croden (136) vs Tainara Lisboa (135.5)

damn 55

UFC 321: Aspinall vs Gane

UFC 321 takes place at a special time! Prelims kick off at 10am ET / 7am PT on ESPN+/Disney+/FX.
Main card action gets underway at 2pm ET / 11am PT on PPV.

MAIN CARD
Main Event - Heavyweight Title Bout: Tom Aspinall (255) vs Ciryl Gane (247.5)
Co-Main Event - Women’s Strawweight Title Bout: Virna Jandiroba (115) vs Mackenzie Dern (115)
Bantamweight Bout: Umar Nurmagomedov (136) vs Mario Bautista (135.5)
Heavyweight Bout: Alexander Volkov (261.5) vs Jailton Almeida (237)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Aleksandar Rakic (205) vs Azamat Murzakanov (205.5)

PRELIMS
Lightweight Bout: Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs Quillan Salkilld (155.5)
Middleweight Bout: Ikram Aliskerov (185.5) vs JunYong Park (185.5)
Lightweight Bout: Ludovit Klein (156) vs Mateusz Rebecki (155.5)
Heavyweight Bout: Valter Walker (244) vs Louie Sutherland (264.5)
Featherweight Bout: Nathaniel Wood (146) vs Jose Miguel Delgado (147)***
Heavyweight Bout: Hamdy Abdelwahab (265) vs Chris Barnett (261)
Flyweight Bout: Azat Maksum (129)** vs Mitch Raposo (125.5)
Women’s Strawweight Bout: Jaqueline Amorim (116) vs Mizuki (115)

*The fight between Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Matheus Camilo has been canceled due to personal reasons for Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady.

**Azat Maksum weighed-in above the flyweight limit of 126 pounds. Maksum forfeits 30 percent of his purse to his opponent. Fight proceeds as scheduled.

***Jose Miguel Delgado weighed-in above the featherweight limit of 146 pounds. Delgado forfeits 20 percent of his purse to his opponent. Fight proceeds as scheduled.

peppa the pig

Calling someone a Chocolate Peppa Pig has to be one of the more creative insults I have ever heard.

ciryl looks way black lol