Cody McKenzie was given a stiff punishment for trying to beat the system.
At a meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, the former UFC fighter received a four-year suspension after it was ruled that he attempted to cheat a drug test ahead of a bout scheduled for Sept. 14.
McKenzie was not in attendance Wednesday, and could not be reached for testimony, thus a motion was passed to “find the respondent in default” and proceed with a verdict.
The reported circumstances of McKenzie’s failed test involved initially refusing to provide a urine sample ahead of a welterweight main event bout opposite JD Domengeaux at a Tuff-N-Uff show in Las Vegas this past September, leading to the fight’s cancellation shortly before the fighters were to walk out.