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UFC women’s strawweight handed 9 month suspension

January 28, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Iasmin Lucindo has accepted a 9 month suspension for a violation of the company’s anti-doping policy. The 24-year-old Brazilian tested for mesterolone, an anabolic steroid that is primarily used to treat low testosterone and male infertility, from an out-of-competition sample collected Sept. 24, 2025 in Brazil. The report from Combat Sports Anti-Doping concludes that Lucindo […]

Filed Under: Combat Sports Anti-Doping, CSAD, Drug Testing, UFC

Mohammed Usman suspended 30 months for drug violation

January 19, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Heavyweight Mohammed Usman has been suspended by Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) for 30 months for testing positive for testosterone. CSAD added additional time due the suspension due to Usman not being forthcoming with information around his drug tests. Usman will not be able to return to the UFC until April 2028. In a social […]

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Conor McGregor issued CSAD suspension

October 7, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), the drug test regulator for the UFC has issued an 18-month ban for violating the promotion’s anti-doping policy. McGregor violated the whereabouts policy as he had not reported to drug collections. McGregor missed three sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024. McGregor did not provide accurate whereabouts information at all […]

Filed Under: Combat Sports Anti-Doping, Conor McGregor, Drug Testing, UFC

Moroz accepts 1 year penalty for UFC ADP violation

September 8, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC flyweight Maryna Moroz is suspended for 1 year retroactive to July 16, 2025 as a result of a finding of meldonium. Combat Sports Anti-Doping found the banned substance meldonium in two out of competition samples. Per the UFC release, “Moroz provided medical documentation that she was under the care of a licensed physician who […]

Filed Under: Combat Sports Anti-Doping, Drug Testing, UFC

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