Jaqueline Amorim received a six-month suspension after testing positive for a prohibited substance. Research has since shown that a contaminated supplement is likely to blame.
The UFC’s anti-doping program CSAD ( Competition Sports Anti-Doping ) announced the test failure and suspension on Friday.
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Amorim (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) tested positive for ostarine, a substance that is often debilitating at UFC level and is often linked to food or supplement contamination.
“After reviewing the evidence, CSAD has determined that the exposures found in low-level ostarine contamination rather than consent to voluntary use,” CSAD wrote in a statement.
Ex-competition samples tested on July 29 and Aug. 17. Amorim will be chosen to return to the struggle.
Amorim, 31, is a former IBJJF champion who was not too long ago on a four-fight winning streak in the UFC. After a unanimous decision loss to Mizuki Inoue, Amorim returned to the winning column in May by defeating Loma Lookboonmee in the first round of the armband.
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Amorim did not publicly comment on the failure or suspension at the time of publication. He has no history of drug testing issues.
This article first appeared on MMA Junkie: The UFC has suspended Jaqueline Amorim for six months after failing a drug test