Ivan Shtyrkov Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Ivan Shtyrkov, of Kosulino, Russia, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
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Yaozong Hu Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
June 14, 2019 USADA announced today that Yaozong Hu, of Beijing, China, has accepted a 10-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Hu, 24, tested positive for androsta-3,5-diene-7,17-dione (arimistane) and its metabolite 7β-hydroxy-androst-3,5-diene-17-one as the result of a urine sample provided out-of-competition on March 9,…
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Alex Gorgees Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
May 31, 2019 USADA announced today that Alex Gorgees, of Sydney, Australia, has accepted a 16-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for prohibited substances. Gorgees, 23, tested positive for a metabolite of drostanolone and a long-term metabolite of dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT), 4-chloro-18-nor-17β-hydroxymethyl,17α-methyl-5α-androst-13-en-3α-ol (M3), as the result of a urine…
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Supplement Risk and NSF Certified for Sport®
USADA recommends that athletes use only dietary supplements that have been certified by a third-party program that tests for substances prohibited in sport. USADA now recognizes NSF Certified for Sport® as the program best suited for athletes to reduce the risk from supplements.
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Amanda Ribas Granted a Reduced Sanction Under UFC Anti-Doping Policy
May 3, 2019 The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today that an athlete in the UFC® Anti-Doping Program, Amanda Ribas, of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is entitled to a reduction in her original two-year suspension. Ribas’ period of ineligibility has been terminated, effective immediately. Ribas, 24, tested positive for ostarine following an out-of-competition urine test conducted…
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Paulo Costa and Carlos Costa Accept Sanctions for Violations of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
April 26, 2019 USADA announced today that UFC Athlete Paulo Costa and one of his Athlete Support Personnel, Carlos Costa, of Contagem, Brazil, have each accepted a six-month sanction for violations of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy for use and administration, respectively, of a prohibited method. Based on video and other corroborating evidence, USADA determined that…
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USADA Resolves Four Cases Involving Ostarine Following Positive Tests Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy
April 23, 2019 USADA announced today that four athletes have accepted six-month sanctions for violating the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for trace amounts of ostarine consistent with supplement contamination. Ostarine is a non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted…
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Walt Harris Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
April 22, 2019 USADA announced today that Walt Harris, of Homewood, Ala., has accepted a four-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance from a contaminated supplement. Harris, 35, tested positive for LGD-4033 as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on December 29,…
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Mairbek Taisumov Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
April 11, 2019 USADA announced today that Mairbek Taisumov, of Vienna, Austria, has accepted a six-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Taisumov, 30, tested positive for stanozolol metabolites 3′-hydroxystanozolol-O-glucuronide and 16β-hydroxystanozolol-O-glucuronide as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on September 15,…
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TJ Dillashaw Accepts Sanction for Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy
April 9, 2019 USADA announced today that TJ Dillashaw, of Yorba Linda, Calif., has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Dillashaw, 33, tested positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on January 18,…
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