Carls John de Tomas has accepted a one-year sanction for testing positive for a diuretic prohibited by the UFC anti-doping policy.
The Filipino fighter tested positive for furosemide on December 8, 2017 before his bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Fresno, California.
Via USADA:
Furosemide is a Specified Substance in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
De Tomas’ one-year period of ineligibility began on December 29, 2017, the date his provisional suspension was imposed. The athlete’s positive test also falls under the jurisdiction of the California State Athletic Commission, which has also sanctioned De Tomas with a one-year suspension and a $2,500 fine.
Pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, all UFC athletes serving a period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation are required to continue to make themselves available for testing in order to receive credit for time completed under their sanction.
The 21-year-old lost to Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night 123 on December 9th.
Payout Perspective:
It was just the second fight for De Tomas in the UFC which may be another reason to wonder if fighters just starting in the UFC are more susceptible to failing a drug tests due to lack of knowledge or education of the UFC anti-doping policy. De Tomas was also fined $2,500 by the California State Athletic Commission which is harsh for a fighter that just made $10,000 from his loss.
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