UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez (pictured) tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolite following his split decision defeat to Eddie Alvarez at UFC 188.
Melendez has been suspended one year retroactive to his June 13 fight date.
The 33-year-old didn’t admit to taking anything illegal, but did accept responsibility for not knowing what he put into his body. You know, the typical excuse professional athletes make when they flunk a drug exam…
“Regrettably, I tested positive in my post fight urine sample for UFC 188,” Melendez said. “I did not inject anything, but I am responsible and accept the consequences for the results.