A promising young Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight has just hit a huge snag in his career.
failed a post-fight drug test on July 30, 2022, for methenolone, an anabolic steroid. Additionally, before USADA notified him of his failure, they tested him again on August 27 of that year, and once more he had methenolone in his system. Due to the lack of notification on USADA’s end, the two failed tests will be considered one violation, and he will receive a two-year suspension effective the July test date.by split decision in a thriller.
As Abdelwahab failed his drug test in Texas, additional sanctions from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may follow. PerUSADA's statement regarding Abdelwahab reads as follows:, of Bronx, N.Y., has accepted a two-year sanction for violations of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. “Abdelwahab, 30, tested positive for methenolone and its metabolite as the result of a sample collected in-competition on July 30, 2022, and a sample collected out-of-competition on August 27, 2022. Because Abdelwahab was not yet notified of his first positive test when his second test was collected, the two positive tests are combined into a single violation.
“Upon being added to the UFC Anti-Doping Program, athletes are required to declare prohibited substances they have used in the previous 12 months and the failure to make such a declaration, absent a compelling justification, is considered a tampering violation under section 2.5.2 of the Policy. Abdelwahab did not declare the use of methenolone on his onboarding declaration forms and did not establish a compelling justification for his failure to do so.
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