O’Malley accepts 6-month USADA suspension

UFC Bantamweight Sean O’Malley will be back in action in the promotion after serving a 6-month suspension for testing positive for banned substance.

Via USADA press release :

O’Malley, 25, tested positive for ostarine as the result of out-of-competition urine samples he provided on August 6, 2019 and August 12, 2019. His two positives, as well as additional positives collected after August 12, 2019, were treated as a single violation because the estimated concentration of ostarine in the urine samples was consistent with ingestion prior to August 29, 2019, the date O’Malley received notification of his second violation. In addition, the pattern of low urinary ostarine concentrations observed in multiple samples provided by O’Malley was consistent with exposure to ostarine as a contaminant. Ostarine is a non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List.

After a thorough investigation into O’Malley’s positive tests, including extensive follow-up testing, his agreement to keep a food log, his increased level of care in selecting supplements, and finding no evidence of intentional use, USADA resolved O’Malley’s case with a six-month period of ineligibility. O’Malley’s period of ineligibility began on August 6, 2019, the date his positive sample was collected.

UFC Bantamweight Sean O’Malley has accepted a 6-month suspension from USADA which began on August 6^th.  The banned substance found in O’Malley’s drug test was ostarine which purportedly was from a tainted supplement.

This is the second time that O’Malley has been suspended for taking a banned substance.  In 2018, O’Malley was suspended by the NAC.  O’Malley has kept himself busy with jiu jitsu and video games.  He competed in the recent Quintet Ultra event this past December as part of Team UFC.  He also won prize money in a Fortnite tournament which he donated to charity.   As one of the divisions most exciting and promising young athletes in the bantamweight division, he needs to stay out of trouble for his career and for UFC business.