USADA announced today that Gokhan Saricam, of Belgium, has accepted a one-year sanction for a violation of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) Anti-Doping Policy.
Saricam, 33, tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolites as the result of samples collected out-of-competition on April 29, 2024 and May 12, 2024. Because Saricam was not yet notified of the positive tests after both samples were collected, they were treated as a single violation. Clomiphene is a Specified Substance in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and is prohibited at all times under the PFL Anti-Doping Policy and PFL Prohibited List.
Saricam’s one-year period of ineligibility began on April 29, 2024, the date his first positive sample was collected.
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