The heavyweight was due to face Fabricio Werdum at UFC 211 in May.

The testimony came in written answers to questions in a lawsuit that was settled in late 2013.

One insurer wants to know when Pat McQuaid first learned of Armstrong’s doping.

“To compare me with Lance… Lance cheated, I’m not cheating. End of story,” the British rider said today.

“To take one example, EPO will not help a sprinter to win a 100m but it will be decisive for a 10,000m runner. It’s obvious.”

McQuaid dubbed his plans “half baked, fundamentally flawed and financially impractical”.

Brian Cookson is taking on Pat McQuaid in the battle for control of cycling.

“He always wanted to be the boss and behaved ruthlessly with his subordinates,” said the disgraced former Tour champion.

The Dubliner is seeking a battle for a third term as president of the UCI.

Nine years and $100million later, the sports clothing giants have ended the relationship with the chairty formerly run by Lance Armstrong.

The Tour de France legend says he doesn’t “rejoice” in the downfall of the man that pushed him out of cycling.

Everything’s grand now according to Johan Bruyneel.

The disgraced former cyclist has cashed in on his luxury Texas home.

‘Lance keeps talking about how he cares about the sport, and I have a belief that if you care about the sport you’ll ultimately do the right thing.’

“I don’t think it is a negative that Armstrong was caught. If the cheating was as rampant as it was it needed to be exposed and those who cheated held accountable.

Armstrong was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 2005 in recognition of his seven consecutive Tour victories.

“Our success has never been based on one person — it’s based on the patients and survivors we serve every day.”

Lance Armstrong faces a powerful new adversary — the United States government.

The agency has said Armstrong’s cooperation in its clean-up effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports it to be reduced.

The IOC last month asked the disgraced cycling icon to hand back the Olympic time-trial bronze medal he won in 2000.

But Manti Te’o only lost out on a name-recognition tie-breaker. As you do.

The Feds are investigating the former Tour de France legend, according to reports.

“We made a decision on that case, I believe, a little over a year ago.”

The disgraced former tour leged says the Irishman is constantly in ‘cover your ass mode’.

The UCI yesterday disbanded the panel it put together to review any involvement the cycling body may have had in the Lance Armstrong scandal.

‘A truth and reconciliation hearing is the best way we can examine the process,’ said the UCI chief Pat McQuaid.

‘I will certainly not go Armstrong’s way and speak in front of millions of people.’

Hein Verbruggen says the UCI did what they could to warn riders who appeared to be at risk of failing doping tests.

‘I feel more betrayed than duped’.

The talk show host took on the former Tour champ in Austin.

“Armstrong has destroyed anyone who has been successful in cycling,” the American said.

They’re making the most of this one.

The shamed rider seemed ‘unfazed by the attention and the international news crews that made stops at his home’ yesterday.

The shamed former peloton leader will tape an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Monday in Austin.

Travis Tygart says Armstrong was tipped off on a test for EPO in 2002.

It will be Armstrong’s first interview since he was stripped of his Tour de France titles.

‘It was a clear conflict of interest’ says Travis Tygart, the man who helped take down the former Tour legend.

A beret-wearing Armstrong doesn’t give an inch on the American talk show.

It’s fair to say we’re pretty cynical about this PR opportunity.

Former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is to appear on a TV special with Oprah Winfrey next week.