As part of being suspended from the UFC as part of violating the UFC’s Ant-Doping Policy, you cannot participate in other combat sports-related activities. Adam Hunter learned this lesson as he was disqualified from a Muay Thai Competition in June 2017.
Hunter has not even made an appearance in a UFC Octagon as he was suspended prior to his debut in August 2016. According to the USASDA release, he had participated in the 2017 Ontario Provincial Muay Thai Championships whil serving his two year suspension:
Hunter, 34, initially accepted a two-year period of ineligibility and loss of results in October of 2016 by USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission after a sample he provided during an out-of-competition test on August 11, 2016, tested positive for a tamoxifen metabolite, boldenone metabolites, methandienone metabolites, a drostanolone metabolite, and clenbuterol.
Despite signing an Acceptance of Sanction form, Hunter went on to compete in the 2017 Ontario Provincial Muay Thai Championships on June 10, 2017, thereby violating the terms of his sanction. Upon investigating the circumstances of the violation, USADA concluded that Hunter was operating under the mistaken belief that his participation in the event would not be a violation of the terms of his sanction.
After fully considering the circumstances that resulted in his participation in the Ontario Provincial Muay Thai Championships, USADA concluded that Hunter’s level of fault in this matter was low and that an additional period of ineligibility was not warranted. Per the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, however, Hunter’s results from the event have been disqualified.
Payout Perspective:
This is the first case where we see USADA reaching outside the UFC. One would think that you may compete in other sports outside of MMA, but it appears that serving the suspension reaches throughout other sports where drug testing may become involved. This is tough for Hunter since he’s never fought in the UFC but has been disciplined twice by the organization.
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