Kelvin Gastelum has accepted a nine-month suspension for use of marijuana. It is the middleweight’s second violation but his sanction was reduced 5 months for successfully completing a drug treatment program. A portion of the USADA official statement reads as follows: USADA announced today that Kelvin Gastelum, of Huntington Beach, Calif., has accepted a nine-month […]
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USADA reduces Penne’s sanction to 20 months for second violation
This past Friday, USADA announced that Jessica Penne had her four year sanction for her second violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy reduced to 20 months. According to the release, Penne tested positive for “trace levels for two metabolites of stanozolol” as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample on April 8, 2019. A reason […]
UFC welterweight accepts 2 year sanction
On Tuesday, the UFC announced that Michel Prazeres accepted a two year sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Prazeres, a UFC welterweight, “tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one.” Per the USADA statement: Prazeres, 38, tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one as the result of two out-of-competition urine […]
Diego Sanchez accepts 3 month sanction for tainted supplement
Diego Sanchez accepted a 3-month sanction from USADA after it was determined that he tested positive for ostarine metabolites from an out-of-competition urine sample on December 12, 2019. Under the latest revision to the UFC anti-doping policy, “if an athlete tests positive and is able to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the cause […]
OSP receives 3-month suspension from USADA due to ostarine
Ovince St. Preux has accepted a three-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy according to a USADA press release. OSP tested positive for ostarine metabolites with what may have been a contaminated supplement. Via USADA press release: Saint Preux, 36, tested positive for ostarine and di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, a metabolite of LGD-4033, as well GW1516 […]
