The UFC announced on Tuesday that Fabricio Werdum has been notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA. The flagged test is from an out-of-competition test taken on April 25th.
Werdum’s last fight was a knockout loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 127. Werdum took to social media to proclaim his innocence stating that he’s always been careful with everything he takes.
Werdum’s flagged test comes just a day after he was announced to fight in the UFC’s debut in Moscow this September at UFC Fight Night 136. With the adjudication process for USADA, it’s unlikely he will be cleared in time.
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Werdum’s claim that there was some error in the testing and that he’s always been careful brings into question how much fighter’s detail what types of supplements they are taking and where they are from. The two-year penalty for the 40-year-old Werdum might spell the end of his career.
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