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Daniel Cormier on Teammate Ruslan Magomedov's Lifetime Ban: 'It's Crazy'

It’s crazy! No one needs to be doing illegal shit. Teammate or not. It’s not cool. What did he pop for? https://t.co/NUHqL56HiE

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 2, 2019

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Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov has become the first fighter in MMA history to receive a lifetime ban from the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

The ban handed to Magomedov was a result of failing two USADA drug tests in 2016 and 2018 before refusing to take a third test.

Magomedov is a teammate of UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA).