There has been quite a string of failed drug tests in the past year in MMA. Chris Leben was suspended and fined last year after tests showed illegal steroids in his drug test after his loss to Michael Bisping and Karo Parisyan was also found to have painkillers in his system at UFC 94. Most recently MMA and UFC veteran Ken Shamrock tested positive for three different types of steroids after his win over Ross Clifton and was suspended by the California State Athletics commission.
Despite knowing of consequences of use of banned substances, fighters are still coming up dirty and …read more

The headline is a little misleading. Karo Parisyan tested positive for three different types of pain medications before his UFC 94 fight. He tested positive for Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) and Oxymorphone (Opana) prior to his fight with Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94, where he won by split decision.
Parisyan said that he disclosed to the testing party all prescribed medications that he was taking prior to being tested. Parisyan has had back problems that kept him out of the octagon for UFC 88 and has suffered from anxiety attacks as well.
These are banned substances by the UFC and …read more

Here are the purses for UFC 94. A much more realistic pay scale, even for an established promotion. Rumors are floating around that the Affliction MMA promotion may be having financial difficulties after their fighters purses for Affliction: Day Of Reckoning was more than what they grossed in ticket sales. No word yet on how much they made in PPV earnings.

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO – Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO – Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO – Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission – Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 0:08
Josh Neer def. Din Thomas via unanimous decision
Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts via submission – Round 1, 0:16
Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox via submission – Round 1, 1:21
Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo via TKO – Round 1, 4:15
George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan via …read more

Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh Neer (156) vs. Din Thomas (155)
Marcus Aurelio (154.5) vs. Ryan Roberts (155.5)
Anthony Johnson (169.5) vs. Tommy Speer (170)