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Ex-UFC Champion TJ Dillashaw Suspended 2 Years for Anti-Doping Violation

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw received a two-year suspension from USADA for violating the UFC's anti-doping policy.

Marc Raimondi

USADA has suspended former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw two years for testing positive for the banned substance EPO. Just announced by the agency. https://t.co/y0vFauJJYp

USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart also released a statement on the ban (h/t Brett Okamoto of ESPN.com):

"We all know the pressures to win at all levels of all sport are real and intense. It is exactly why strong anti-doping efforts are necessary to protect clean athletes' rights, health and safety and to ensure that those who do succumb to these pressures and decide to break the rules will be held accountable in a real and meaningful way, as in this case.