Jeff Novitzky, the UFC's senior vice president of athlete and health performance, addressed the Nate Diaz positive test and its subsequent dismissal after additional testing by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Novitzky spoke with reporters on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, after UFC 244 weigh-ins in Manhattan.


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Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend.

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Donald Trump hosted a UFC event on the White House Lawn for his 80th birthday.

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Jasson Dominguez and Max Schuemann homered for the Yankees, who lost for the eighth time in nine games.

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Trent Grisham also homered in his return from the injured list.

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All of the Yankees' starters have struggled lately, and Carlos Rodon went on the injured list on Friday.

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