When Gilbert Melendez returns on July 23 for his fight with Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 20, it will have been 13 months since he last competed in the UFC. Melendez dropped a split decision to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 188 in Mexico City, and was subsequently suspended for testing positive for testosterone metabolites.
Since that time, "El Nino" hasn’t spoken about the incident, other than to issue an initial statement.
"Regrettably, I tested positive in my post fight urine sample for UFC 188," Melendez said last July.