BJJ News — suspension

Conor McGregor Suspended 18 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substances

Conor McGregor Suspended 18 Months After Testing Positive for Banned Substances

Conor McGregor did it again. That kept getting pushed back anyway.
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Roosevelt Sousa Banned 3 Years for Meldonium

Roosevelt Sousa Banned 3 Years for Meldonium

Roosevelt Sousa's career just got put in a submission hold with no referee to call the tap. On January 15, 2026, the UFC's anti-doping partner USADA handed down a three-year suspension to Sousa, a UFC contract grappler and title contender in UFC's BJJ division.
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Renato Canuto Suspended For Modafinil — A 'Focus Drug' That The BJJ Community Pretended Never Worked

Renato Canuto Suspended For Modafinil — A 'Focus Drug' That The BJJ Community Pretended Never Worked

The Nevada Athletic Commission temporarily suspended Renato Canuto following a post-bout test from his March 13 win at Tuff-N-Uff 152 that came back positive for modafinil and its metabolites, according to BJJ Doc. Canuto had knocked out Dylan Aparis at 1:45 of round one, run his MMA record to 4-0,
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