UFC middleweight Dequan Townsend has been sanctioned by USADA after he tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl following his Octagon debut last year.
USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) announced the news on Wednesday while adding that Townsend faced a reduced six-month suspension for the violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy contingent on his completion of a drug rehabilitation program.
“Townsend, 33, tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, and norfentanyl, a metabolite of fentanyl and its derivatives, as the result of an in-competition urine sample he provided on June 28, 2019 at UFC Fight Night Minneapolis, where he lost by technical knockout,” USADA officials wrote in a statement.