All ten UFC 91 competitors tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission have passed their post-fight drug screenings.
The negative results were today confirmed to MMAFrenzy.com by NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer via email.
Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Kenny Florian, Dustin Hazelett, Gabriel Gonzaga, Demian Maia, Jeremy Stephens, Aaron Riley, Mark Bocek, and Matt Brown.
The UFC returns to German TV, Antonio Silva booked for fight in Japan, and Kimbo Slice likely to return in March 2009.
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Chuck Liddell is reportedly in negotiations to move up to heavyweight to battle UFC hall of famer Randy Couture for the fourth time in the main event of UFC 99 on June 13th in Cologne, Germany.
Bloody Elbow first reported the matchup yesterday, citing a strong source.
Kim Couture, the wife of UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, was today granted a restraining order against Affliction CEO Todd Beard, according to TMZ.
According to court filings, Couture alleges that Beard made “a series of threats and acts intended to intimidate me and otherwise coerce me to ‘back off.’”
Preliminary steroid and drug tests on six fighters scheduled to compete on November 15th at UFC 91 in Las Vegas have all come back negative, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.
Tested by the NSAC were Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Nick Catone, Amir Sadollah, Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel.
UFC heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will be featured in the UFC’s upcoming video game release, UFC 2009 Undisputed, as part of his recent settlement with the UFC, according to Yahoo! Sports‘ Kevin Iole:
“…As part of the settlement, the UFC gained the rights to Couture’s image for its video game. It never had that [...]
The long-awaited matchup between UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has one less road block than originally believed.
M-1 Director of Operations Joost Raimond told USA Today on Thursday that Emelianenko’s current contracts with M-1 and Affliction wouldn’t prevent a potential bout against Randy Couture from taking place in the [...]
UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and challenger Brock Lesnar began to hype their UFC 91 championship bout on Wednesday, just one day after the promotion officially announced the fight, which will take place on November 15th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Couture and Lesnar made appearances on Mike and Mike in the [...]
RANDY “THE NATURAL” COUTURE vs. BROCK LESNAR
UFC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2008
LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – On November 15th, the champ is back.
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White today announced that after a year away from the game, UFC heavyweight champion Randy “The Natural” Couture will make his long-awaited [...]
UFC President Dana White officially announced during today’s media conference call that UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture has agreed to return to the UFC and will take on heavyweight contender Brock Lesnar at UFC 91.
The five-round championship matchup will headline a November 15th pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Couture [...]
