Yahoo Sports UFC Fighter Adam Hunter Receives Two-Year Suspension
UFC fighter Adam Hunter has received a two-year suspension after testing positive to multiple prohibited substances, including anabolic steroids, in an Aug. 11 out-of-competition drug test.
Hunter had been slated to fight Ryan Janes at UFC on FOX 21 on Aug. 27 in Vancouver. He was pulled from the fight card after making weight, when his test results became known to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials.
USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission on Friday announced the suspension and identified the various substances for which Hunter tested positive.
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The 32 -year-old fighter tested positive for tamoxifen metabolite, boldenone metabolites, methandienone metabolites, drostanolone metabolite, and clenbuterol following the out-of-competition urine test ordered by USADA and conducted by one of its partner national anti-doping organizations, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. These non-specified substances are prohibited at all times under the BCAC Anti-Doping Policy and the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, both of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
On the WADA Prohibited List, tamoxifen is a substance in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators, while boldenone, methandienone, drostanolone, and clenbuterol are substances in the class of Anabolic Agents.
Under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, the standard sanction for an anti-doping policy violation involving a non-specified substance is a two-year period of ineligibility.
Hunter’s two-year period of ineligibility began on Aug. 26, the date on which he was provisionally suspended by USADA and determined to be in non-compliance with his BCAC signed declaration. In addition, Hunter has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to Aug. 11, the date his positive sample was collected, including forfeiture of any title, ranking, purse or other compensation.
“By testing athletes and upholding anti-doping rules, as we’ve done in this case, the BCAC and USADA are helping to protect athlete safety and maintain the integrity of the sport,” said BCAC Commissioner Wayne Willows.
USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart further noted, “From day one, the goal of the UFC Anti-Doping Program has been to promote a clean Octagon and allow athletes to compete on a level playing field. Working with partners like the BCAC helps to ensure that goal becomes a reality.”
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