Fabricio Werdum was granted a 10-month reduction in his original two-year suspension due to “substantial assistance.” Werdum will be available for reinstatement on April 1, 2020.
Under the UFC Anti-Doping Rules, an athlete facing a period of ineligibility who provides information that leads to the discovery of another violation or which results in a criminal or disciplinary body discovering an offense, is eligible for sanction reduction.
On April 25, 2018, Werdum tested positive for trenbolone and its metabolite epitrenbolone following an out-of-competition urine test.
Payout Perspective:
It is not known what “substantial assistance” was given by Werdum but there have
been indications that USADA would mitigate penalties in lieu of information on
athletes cheating. This happened in the
case of Jon Jones and more recently Jessica Penne. It appears that Werdum has
provided enough information to get his sentence reduced. Whether its information on athletes or other
information assisting USADA, we do not know at this time
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