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Nick Rodriguez calls out Gordon Ryan for USADA-tested match, Ryan declines

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Ben Coate

Nick Rodriguez called for an EBI-rules match against Gordon Ryan with USADA testing and Ryan declined. Last Thursday, at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational (“FPI”) 4, two-time ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez put on a stellar performance to win an eight-man absolute grand prix, defeating Roberto Jimenez, Vagner Rocha, and

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BJJ Culture BJJ News 

Mikey Musumeci posts his ONE PEDs testing results

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 Lucy Wynne

Mikey Musumeci posts proof on Instagram, that he is amongst the top-level jiu jitsu athletes who don’t take performance enhancing drugs (PED’s). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is known for being pretty relaxed towards PED’s, due to the fact it isn’t strictly regulated in the sport, and despite the sport growing – it

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BJJ Culture BJJ News 

‘I have no shame in this’ – Vagner Rocha discusses USADA sanctions

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 Ben Coate

Vagner Rocha recently spoke about the USADA sanction he accepted as a result of his refusal to submit to testing in connection with the 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds. In March, the IBJJF and USADA announced that five IBJJF black belt competitors had been hit with doping sanctions as a result

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IBJJF News 

5 IBJJF competitors hit with USADA sanctions

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 Ben Coate

“Cyborg” Abreu and Vagner Rocha are among the five competitors to accept a three-year ban from IBJJF competition.

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BJJ News IBJJF News 

Fellipe Andrew named 2021 IBJJF Worlds absolute champion after Felipe Pena’s USADA violation

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 Ben Coate

Last week, the IBJJF and USADA announced that Felipe Pena had tested positive for PEDs and, as a result, was stripped of his 2021 IBJJF Worlds absolute title. On Tuesday, the IBJJF announced that Fellipe Andrew — who had tied for third in the absolute division — has now been

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BJJ News IBJJF News 

Felipe Pena tests positive for PEDs, stripped of 2021 Worlds championship

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Ben Coate

On Thursday, USADA and the IBJJF announced that 2021 IBJJF absolute world champion Felipe Pena has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and, as a result, has accepted a one-year period of ineligibility from IBJJF compeition. Consistent with the organization’s rules, the IBJJF has stripped Pena of his 2021 Worlds

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BJJ News IBJJF News 

Kaynan Duarte Stripped Of IBJJF World Title For Doping

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Alex Lindsey

Kaynan Duarte is now the latest in a long line of BJJ athletes to be caught doping. USADA have just announced that Duarte will accept a one year suspension in response to being caught in violation of the IBJJF’s anti-doping policy. The substance that he tested positive for was Ostarine,

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Opinion: IBJJF Drug Testing Is Good. Announcing It Three Months Prior Is Not.

September 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Louis Martin

The IBJJF, still considered the dominant organizing body in professional jiu-jitsu, took a big step last week in announcing it would partner with USADA to administer IBJJF drug testing to athletes shortly ahead on the 2019 Nogi Worlds, which will be held in December. Most people (but not all), agree

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