Media Sanchez accepts 3 month sanction for tainted supplement.

[Deadwing88]

USADA determined that Sanchez’s exposure to these substances began on October 26, 2019, prior to the current UFC Anti-Doping Policy being announced. Although Sanchez was not using a Certified Supplement, he received a reduction to his period of ineligibility because he was able to prove that his positive test was caused by contaminated products and the very low levels detected in the products would not have enhanced his performance.

 

[JabToucher]

Tainted vegan food! That's the excuse I'd have come up with.

 

[Paulsp]

Change all wins to NC

 

[Verace]

Only 3 months?

Gee, thanks USADA, the last thing we needed was a Diego Sanchez only fans account

 

[Davey Crockett]

If he proved it’s a tainted supplement why is he serving any penalty at all? Doesn’t he have a fight coming up with Michel Pereira too

 

[ToTheMax]

Diego seriously needs to retire.

 

[Just Creed]

Soooo...is his fight cancelled? I hope not. I was wanting to see his opponent gas out again and get tko'd by Diego

 

[Tuf_guy]

Motherfuckers are spiking Stevia now?
Not on Diego Sanchez, the Ultimat Fyter! Ultimate Fyter

If he proved it’s a tainted supplement why is he serving any penalty at all? Doesn’t he have a fight coming up with Michel Pereira too

Maybe it's to allow for the substance to leave his system - barring a picogram level pulse. And/or because it wasn't on their list, from what I saw it said in the op.

 

[wilKO]

He should get a refund.

 

[Reign009]

Jones tainted his supplements and then snitched on him.

 

[BooBoyMan]

If he proved it’s a tainted supplement why is he serving any penalty at all? Doesn’t he have a fight coming up with Michel Pereira too

Soooo...is his fight cancelled? I hope not. I was wanting to see his opponent gas out again and get tko'd by Diego

Article states that the period of ineligibility began on October 26, 2019. So it's already over, and the fight's still on.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

He got that Jacksontwink special mini-suspendion lol

 

[MCS]

They haven't tested him enough in those few years he's been around

 

[SteveColdStone]

Good job Diego is no cheat

 

[Based God]

Steps for UFC fighters to cheat in the USADA era:

1. Find supplement with drugs in it, but don't take supplement

2. Take drugs

3. When you get caught for drugs blame supplement you never took

4. Be cleared to take drugs for life because of "pulsing"

 

[usernamee]

So another case of where they can't even produce a supplement where the shit came from but "since it's such a small amount it can't have perfomance enhancing benefits so he'll get off this time" ?

 

[Sarge3000]

That 's holier than thou's recent health cultist approach was bugging the hell out of me already.
It's always like that...When there's smoke there's usually fire.
Funny how out of all these new age gyms, you almost always find fraud. Like Diaz and his 100% Vegan anabolic supplement lmao.

 

[Ufcmaster]

Steps for UFC fighters to cheat in the USADA era:

1. Find supplement with drugs in it, but don't take supplement

2. Take drugs

3. When you get caught for drugs blame supplement you never took

4. Be cleared to take drugs for life because of "pulsing"

Or do like Nate Diaz and manufacture your own tainted supplements using your supplement company lol

Khabib Bless

 

[Fatback96]

Steps for UFC fighters to cheat in the USADA era:

1. Find supplement with drugs in it, but don't take supplement

2. Take drugs

3. When you get caught for drugs blame supplement you never took

4. Be cleared to take drugs for life because of "pulsing"

This deserves its own thread.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

So another case of where they can't even produce a supplement where the shit came from but "since it's such a small amount it can't have perfomance enhancing benefits so he'll get off this time" ?

I think you may have misread the OP. His supplement which proved to be contaminated was not a "Certified Supplement".