Ryan Garcia can breathe a little easier.

On Wednesday, veteran boxing reporter Dan Rafael reported that Garcia has been cleared of a potential positive drug test for the 19-Norandrosterone metabolite, which derives from the banned substance nandrolone. Garcia initially tested positive for the metabolite, but results were unconfirmed, pending further analysis via Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS). Those results are now been confirmed to be negative.

However, Garcia also tested positive for the banned substance ostarine in samples collected on April 19 and April 20, the day before and the day of his recent win over Devin Haney. Garcia’s team has contested those findings by requesting the testing of a B-sample, of which the results are still pending. The samples are expected to be opened on May 22, per Rafael.

Garcia has denied knowingly using any performance-enhancing drugs and he tweeted several responses to Wednesday’s update, touting his supposed vindication.

So yall realize I didn’t fail the tests now

No substance other then this imaginary ostrich substance

Level so low wouldn’t have any effect

THEY TRIED BUT NO LIE STANDS

PRAISE GOD

According to Rafael, there is no allowable threshold for ostarine. Should any amount be detected in Garcia’s B-sample, it will be considered a positive test.

Garcia added that for his next fight, he will allow his opponent to be on performance-enhancing drugs.

I will let the next man I fight

Fight me with steroids

I will eat only oranges for a month straight and destroy him

Garcia defeated Haney via majority decision in a bout that saw Garcia score three knockdowns in the fight. This marked the first defeat for Haney in 32 pro bouts. The fight was to be for Haney’s WBC super lightweight title, but Garcia missed weight by three pounds and was ineligible to win the belt.

Haney responded to Garcia’s comments on his drug test via social media:

Levels high enough to test positive.. obviously it would have an effect.. u dirty bitch

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Sean O’Malley wants the big fights.

UFC 299 was a great night for the “Sugar Show” this past March. In the evening’s main event, the 135-pound titleholder O’Malley avenged his loss to the only man to beat him in his MMA career, Marlon “Chito” Vera, when he pitched a shutout en route to a unanimous decision.

O’Malley, 29, is likely next to be challenged by clear top contender Merab Dvalishvili but continues to entertain other wild possibilities. Ahead of his recent victory, O’Malley teased a move up to try and become a dual-division champion by challenging undefeated 15-0 featherweight king Ilia Topuria. Other names on O’Malley’s target list included top boxers like Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis. Speaking of Garcia, just this past week, Conor McGregor was upset by the news of Garcia’s positive drug test, which led to a random shot at O’Malley. It’s now “idols to rivals” for the bantamweight champion, and the idea of a “Notorious” matchup would be impossible to turn down despite the size difference.

“He’s big nowadays,” O’Malley said of McGregor on Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk. “I’m pretty realistic when it comes to big guys. I’m like, okay, I’m a ‘35er. I stay in my lane and I do my thing. I could go up to ‘45, I’d fight ‘Volk’ (Alexander Volkanovski), I’d fight Max [Holloway], I’d fight Ilia, but I stay in my lane.

“Conor’s one of the only guys I would fight that I’m like that motherf*cker’s big. I would just fight him at ‘55. First of all, it’s a huge payday, second of all, it’s Conor. That would be legendary. So, he’s one of the rare guys I would fight that are way out of my weight class.”

It’s been three years since McGregor last stepped foot inside the octagon and unfortunately left it on a stretcher after breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion isn’t going to end his career there, though. McGregor, 36, returns against Michael Chandler in a welterweight affair at UFC 303 on June 29.

O’Malley vs. McGregor is a longshot with all things considered and even his hopeful dream matchup of facing Topuria has faded with Holloway in hot pursuit of “El Matador.” Ultimately, all options are difficult at this point for “Sugar.” However, he feels the boxers are the easier ones, but appreciates some of the antics, like those seen by Garcia before his recent majority decision over Devin Haney.

In terms of actual beef or issues with people, O’Malley says they’re behind him. It’s all fun and games with the current crop of names he’s poked and prodded at.

“Ilia’s a tough fight, Max is a tough fight, Merab’s a tough fight,” O’Malley said. “There’s literally — at this point in my career — there’s no easy fight except for Ryan Garcia.

“I enjoyed the build-up [to his last fight]. I thought he f*cking crushed it whether he’s crazy or faking it, I enjoyed it. It got me very interested in the fight. What he’s been tweeting and posting, how he’s been acting after, I’m there for it. The reason I like Conor so much is because he’s such a f*cking character. He’s such a different personality. Ryan’s doing that right now. I love it. I think it’s f*cking awesome.

“I can’t think of anyone that there’s actual beef,” he concluded. “Me and ‘Chito’ have beef but I 50-44’d him so it’s kind of hard to beat that. Gervonta Davis, the boxers I like talking sh*t to just because they’re so — they’re like, ‘Yeah, but I could box you.’ Yeah, but I can kill you, fast. It’s kind of fun talking [to them].”

TOP STORIES

Plans. Mike Perry unsure Darren Till fight happens, teases interest in Caleb Plant: ‘Bring it on, motherf*ckers’

Prediction. Dan Hardy picks Conor McGregor to beat Michael Chandler: ‘He’s got that refinement in his game’

Onward. Matt Brown shed a tear after telling UFC he was retiring: ‘A piece of you dies’

Movement. MMA Pound-for-Pound Rankings: Jon Jones falls out of top 5

Champs. Alexandre Pantoja dreams of fight against flyweight ‘GOAT’ Demetrious Johnson

VIDEO STEW

MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin chats with Matt Brown.

Sound & Pound.

UFC Connected: Sean Woodson.

Free fight.

RIZIN 46 Full fights.

From the archive.

GSP at Bangtao.

LISTEN UP

Heck of a Morning. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov booking, fallout of UFC 301.

MORNING MUSIC

Let’s have a metallic rave.

Go to Twitter, use the #MorningReport hashtag, or find one of my tweets with it, and drop me a jam you’re currently really into. I’ll pick the best one alongside my daily choice and give you a shoutout! You can also share in the comments below — those are just harder to sift through sometimes!

SOCIAL MEDIA BOUILLABAISSE

Poor guy.

DDP can do it all.

Respect.

Locked in.

Nap time.

Revenge seeker.

Back at it.

Punching.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I don’t know if “legendary” is the proper descriptor for that hypothetical matchup, but it would be absurd and interesting purely off of ridiculousness and where each currently is in their careers.

Thanks for reading!

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Bringing you the weird and wild from the world of MMA each and every weeknight!

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

Dana White has traveled to a lot of places and has seen many things, but what he witnessed this week in New York City nearly left him speechless.

On Tuesday, the UFC CEO took to Instagram so share a video of a careless FedEX delivery driver chucking boxes into the back of a truck. White was in the back of a fancy car driving through New York City when he noticed the FedEX worker on the side of the road loading a shipment into his truck. With the window down, White recorded the driver for one whole minute as he hurled each and every box without remorse.

White, who is as outspoken as they come, was nearly speechless. He was, however, able to rattle off a joke at the expense of FedEX as the driver repeatedly damaged customer’s boxes. Check it out below:

“FedEX. We’ll get your s—t there, but we’ll f—k it up,” joked White.

‘My boy don’t give a f—k,” he later added.

Maybe this is why half my stuff always shows up broken. Hopefully White’s social media post reaches some higher ups at FedEX and this driver gets the good old pink slip.

Insomnia

Do we believe that Ryan Garcia was “high as f—k” during his fight with Devin Haney?

He has to win, right?

What could have been…

Movsar Evloev called Dana White out for watching a NFL playoff game during UFC 297.

Apparently UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis was on The Masked Singer and absolutely killed it.

Did Jose Aldo deserve a ranking after his return win at UFC 301?

Will heavyweight striker Robelis Despaigne score another first-round KO this weekend at UFC St. Louis?

Is Conor McGregor jealous of Sean O’Malley’s recent UFC success?

Which one will it be?

Cory Sandhagen banking on Umar Nurmagomedov gassing? That may not be a great idea.

Safe to say Tyson Pedro will be out for a little while.

Tom Aspinall has chimed in on the whole Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira thing.

UFC fighter Garrett Armfield compares the old UFC glove to the new one.

Slips, rips, and KO clips

This spinning backfist KO was pretty slick and worth a replay from this past weekend.

I guess “Garfield” wasn’t that good.

Random Land

Here’s Ric Flair getting tossed out of a pizza restaurant after spending $ 1,500:

Until next time, sleep well Maniacs!

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Many people in the MMA community believe that Umar Nurmagomedov might be the UFC bantamweight champion in waiting — and in August, the undefeated Nurmagomedov will get to take the next step in proving that when he faces perennial contender Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi.

On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to the Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov booking, and what is at stake for both guys. Additionally, listener questions include Jose Aldo’s future following his dominant decision win over Jonathan Martinez, Steve Erceg’s championship potential following his loss to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 this past Saturday, and much more.

You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces.

If you miss it live, audio-only versions of the podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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