Category: Mixed Martial Arts

USADA announced today that Michel Prazeres of Belém, Brazil, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

Ovince Saint Preux, of Knoxville, Tenn., has accepted a three-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for prohibited substances.

Diego Sanchez, of Albuquerque, N.M., has accepted a three-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for prohibited substances.

USADA announced today that Fabricio Werdum, of Redondo Beach, Calif., was granted a 10-month reduction in his original two-year suspension.

Sean O’Malley, of Phoenix, Ariz., has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a reduced six-month sanction, consistent with other supplement contamination cases, for his second anti-doping policy violation.

Dequan Townsend, of Lansing, Mich., has accepted a six-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for prohibited substances.

Khalid Taha of Dortmund, Germany, an athlete in the sport of mixed martial arts has accepted a one-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.

Priscila Cachoeira Gomes da Silva, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has accepted a four-month sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

Istela Iane Nunes Souza, of São Paulo, Brazil, has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.